Last week a teenage girl e-mailed me with the following question:
Ive been reading your blog and can’t find the answer. My mom says that I need to go to the gynecologist cuz I’m hooking up. She says I need to get tested for diseases. I don’t feel sick. Is this real [...]
Archives for October, 2007
Should I get tested?
Friends With Benefits (FWB)
Friends with benefits–Two good friends who have a sexual relationship without being emotionally involved. Typically two good friends who have casual sex without a monogamous relationship or any kind of commitment. (definition taken from the Urban Dictionary)
Are these kinds of relationships good or bad? Well, it depends on your perspective.
The NYTimes published an [...]
Boys and masturbation
Yesterday we talked about what bits of information are important for a girl to know about masturbation. Today we’ll be talk about what bits of information are important for a parent or other trusted adult to tell a boy about masturbation. Some things are the same, and some are different, but mostly there [...]
Girls and masturbation
Several parents have asked me what they need to say to their children/teenagers about masturbation. That, of course, differs by gender. So here are a few of the things girls need to know about masturbation, in no particular order. Come back tomorrow, and I’ll have a post about [...]
