Some weeks ago, I wrote a little post where I outlined three topics I wanted to revisit in longer posts, but didn’t have the time at that exact moment to write about. This weekend, someone called me on it and demanded that I write about sexual harassment in middle schools. (Okay, demanded is extremely harsh [...]
Archives for Classes
Sexuality in the Media - part 1
I also, as many of you know, teach human sexuality at the college level. Many of these students come into my classroom with vast misunderstandings of the reproductive system (”Isn’t it true that every time you jump or sit down hard you kill one of the eggs in your ovaries?”) and barely any experience with [...]
Middle School Human Sexuality Class starting next week
I have a Middle School class starting next week, and still have a few open spaces.
This class covers a comprehensive sexuality program, and will focus on thinking deeply about sexual decision making. We will start with some basics, including language, anatomy, gender, and the reproductive process and move into appropriate Internet interactions, contraceptives, STDs, and [...]
Educational psychology and sex ed
My Ph.D. is in Educational Psychology. My time in graduate school was relatively evenly split between researching, reading, and talking about (1) how teenagers grow and develop, particularly around issues of sex and sexuality, and (2) how people learn, and how to support their learning in the most effective ways possible. This prepared me pretty [...]
Say “No.” But nicely.
On of the activities I do with my middle school students is have them role-play saying “No” to sexual advances and requests for a date. I do this not because I think they are in the thick of needing to say no to would-be-suitors and would-be-sexual partners, but because they will eventually be in the [...]
Buying condoms? In middle school?
Last weekend I took 10 middle school students to buy condoms.
None of the students wanted to come to class, which was unusual for them. Their parents pushed them, made them come. The students told me and my co-teacher: No way. We’re not going to buy condoms. The students asked me what they should say if [...]
A recent letter…
Hello Friends!
Fall is fast approaching, and mornings are finally getting a little cooler here in Austin. That means my newest parenting class on adolescent sexuality will be starting up soon! (More on the specifics towards the end of this e-mail.)
Adolescent sexuality has loomed large in the news this last week, with the announcement of rabid-anti-comprehensive-sex-education [...]
Beyond the Birds and Bees: a class for parents
I am offering a summer session of my sex-ed class for parents, the information is below. Parents who have taken this class in the past have said that it has dramatically increased their ability to talk about sex and sexuality with their kids - and that has in turn supported a strong and conscious [...]
Phone consults
Hi folks, I was up late last night on the phone helping a client talk through some emergency family related sex issues. Thus, no content blog post today.
I do education and consulting on issues of adolescent sexuality for both parents and adolescents, so if you’re in need of some support for topics along these [...]
Talking through your own sexuality issues
I recently spoke with a group of parents of second graders. They asked me to come and talk about how/when to talk with their children about sex and the myriad issues associated with it. They also wanted some assistance to help them come together into a cohesive group for the many years of [...]
