Among other lovely holiday treats, I started reading again. Oh yes, I’ve been reading all along of course, but I had tilted my reading far too much towards blogs and it had been some time since I’d picked up a good book. So, in typical style, I picked up one good book and remembered how [...]
Archives for December, 2008
On Balance
I took last week off, not just from blogging but also from e-mail, grading, presentation planning, and everything else save my personal life. It was lovely.
I spent time with my husband, our two daughters, and our extended families and friends. We sang Christmas carols, went to a Trail of Lights, cooked and ate fabulous food, [...]
Human sexuality: knowledge or skills based?
On Tuesday I wrote about my community college students and their developing understanding of rape and how to prevent it. I ended with this:
I am sure that this class changed how many of the students think about sexuality - they’ve told me as much themselves. But I’m not as sure that it has influenced their [...]
When maybe means…?
Last March I wrote a post about preventing rape through sex education. It just got a new comment, so I went back and read my way through it again.
I recently used the story I described in that post of a date rape told from two very different perspectives in a college classroom. We had a [...]
Changeable winds and Alternet
In the past several days, one of my older posts (that I’m quite proud of, incidentally), got picked up and published at RH Reality Check and Alternet. If you’re heading over from either of those places - welcome! Take a look here to find out more about me and my perspective on adolescent sexuality.
For those [...]
My newest trick (no, it’s not what you’re thinking…dirty minds, all of you!)
Oh my goodness, it has been far too long since I’ve written here. But I had a really good reason, I promise! On Saturday, I co-ran a huge holiday fair at my daughter’s school. As some of you may remember but probably not all of you know, it’s a private school for grades K - [...]
Awkwardness…
A parent asked me yesterday if I could do some one-on-one sex education with her son. I don’t have a class for his age group starting up soon, and she thinks he needs information and support sooner rather than later. It sounds like he doesn’t disagree, but he’s worried it’s going to be awkward.
He’s right.
Talking [...]
What to do with that pesky YouTube?
Dr. Kris Gowen was lovely enough to take some time to talk with me last week about teenagers and the Internet - particularly YouTube.
Kris modestly describes herself: I have been a sexuality educator for 14 years and I have spoken nationally on teens, the Internet, and sexuality at conferences and at public, community-based venues.
What she [...]
What do you think?
I like this video. I like that it shows a mother encouraging her son to have a positive, mutually fulfilling sexual relationship. It’s a rare thing to see this kind of parent/child interaction, particularly in this country.
So what do you think?
