I have a lovely little jar that I pass around my college classes. I call it my Jar’o’Sex. When I pass the jar around, each student must write an anonymous question and put it in the jar. Often the semester starts off with lots of questions, and then they slow to a trickle and eventually [...]
Archives for birth control
Where to keep those pesky condoms?
Condoms offer incredible protection against unwanted pregnancy and STD transmission. They are the idea contraceptive for responsible teenagers because they also provide STD protection.
But condoms need to be taken care of: They cannot get too warm or too cold (like in a car), be rubbed about (like in a pocket or a wallet in a [...]
Top Ten Things To Do Before You Have Sex: A list for teenagers
This is actually an old post. But I have had many requests for it again recently, and so thought it was worth bumping back up to the front for a day. And yes, this is something to show your teenagers if you think they’re thinking about starting to - or have already started - having [...]
McCain Can’t Explain Voting Against Birth Control
McCain Can’t Explain Voting Against Birth Control
I generally don’t venture into trouncing one campaign or another in this space. But - you knew there was going to be a but - I can’t go silent in this particular presidential election. John McCain has such a poor record when it comes to voting pro-women [...]
Teach your teenager how to put on a condom
Is it awkward to whip out a banana or a cucumber (or even better, a penis model) and tell your teenager you’re going to show her the steps on how to put on a condom? Yep, no doubt. But there’s really no other good place for your teenager to learn how - except [...]
Teenagers who…want to have a baby…WTF??
Yes, Virginia, there ARE teenagers who want to have a baby.
Yesterday Mommy B sent me to this story about Gloucester High, where the fad last year was to try and get pregnant. Is this a new trend? Nope. Is it surprising? Maybe, if you haven’t been paying attention. And will [...]
How to carry a condom the right way
The Dinah Project recently had a post about how to carry a condom, and ended the post with a good argument for why girls should carry their own condoms. It’s a good post. Straightforward, interesting, and educational. You should forward it on to the teenagers you know, so they’ll be one step [...]
Contraceptives
(Written by Guest Blogger JustAnotherTeen.)
Let’s face it, my girlfriend and I are far from the poster children of safer sex practices. Sure, we are not that bad, and try to use two forms of birth control, but no one could argue that they are the safest ways to go. When we first had sex, she [...]
Contraceptives
(Written by Guest Blogger JustAnotherTeen.)
Let’s face it, my girlfriend and I are far from the poster children of safer sex practices. Sure, we are not that bad, and try to use two forms of birth control, but no one could argue that they are the safest ways to go. When we first had sex, she [...]
Your questions, my answers! (Part 2)
(Written by guest blogger JustAnotherTeen.)
“You seem very open, honest, and liberal, but you depict your parents as fairly rigid and conservative. How much do you think your parents impacted who you are and how did they do that? I like the person you present yourself as and I sense that you like yourself as well. [...]
