A new study by University of Virginia researchers suggests that early sexual activity (14 - 15 years old) may by associated with lower levels of delinquent behavior in later adolescence. The researchers are defining delinquent behavior as drug us, criminality, antisocial behavior, and emotional problems.
Now, this really goes against most of what most people [...]
Archives for November, 2007
Does sex make you better behaved?
Welcome to the new blog!
Moving everything over to this new blog has taken substantial time over the past couple of days!
Tomorrow I’ll be commenting on a new research study which suggests that having sex younger may actually decrease delinquent behavior - Wow! I admit, I scoffed heavily when I first read that. But I look forward to reading about [...]
Barbie can grow breasts
Late last night my dear partner (you remember, the city planner?) asked if I remembered the doll called something like Betsy Busty - the doll whose arm you twisted and her breasts grew. I admit, I jeered at him. But since we have a fast Internet connection, he was able to prove his [...]
Tyra Banks has a vulva puppet!
This is too good, folks. A great educational clip to send to your teenage boys and girls to inform them all about what a girl’s vulva looks like.
How old were you, female readers, when you finally realized you didn’t pee out of your vagina?
Happy Friday and weekend watching!
Thanks to the folks at the Voices [...]
Condom Fashion
You’ve gotta love this. Talk about taking wearing a condom to a whole new level!
These are all images taken during a fashion show at the Fourth Annual China Reproductive Health New Technologies & Products Expo. It was, rather unimaginatively, sponsored by Guilin Latex Factory, China’s largest condom manufacturer. But honestly, I can [...]
How not to talk to kids about sex…
For Better Or For Worse is a great comic strip. The author, Lynn Johnston, is in partial retirement, so some of the strips that are running now are from the early years of the strip. This is one of those early strips (it also ran yesterday).
What a lovely image of how not [...]
Teenagers and sleep patterns
Teen brain development and patterns are such that many teenagers just aren’t able to fall asleep before 11pm or midnight. This all comes down to brain chemistry and when those chemicals are released during a typical day.
So late sleep times, combined with typical high school start times as early as 7:30, means that most [...]
Free cell phones for students?
New York City is apparently considering giving free cell phones to all students. And then rewarding them with free minutes for high grades/test scores/etc. The ban on cell phones in the schools would continue - these cell phones wouldn’t even work during school hours.
I have to admit, this seems like an incredibly poorly [...]
Guide To Getting It On
The fifth edition of Guide To Getting It On by Paul Joannides recently came out. Now, I haven’t seen previous versions of the Guide, so I can’t speak to them, but this one is almost perfect. It is incredibly comprehensive and non-judgmental, with good information and advice for almost every situation. All [...]
Teenagers make everything more fun
Last night, we threw a huge Halloween party. This was for the kids - the average kiddo age was around 6 or 7, and there were close to 65 of them here. There was a potluck, bobbing for apples, a witch with a withchy brew, and stories around the campfire, among many other [...]
