If you follow me on Twitter, you know I spent a few weeks this summer in Germany with my two kids visiting my mother. It was a lovely vacation.
Here are some things I noticed that struck me as very different from America, and of interest in this space:
Swimming (or Comfort with bodies and sexuality)
Germany has [...]
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 [...]
Last night I finally went to see Zack and Miri Make a Porno. I’ve been wanting to see this movie since I caught the tail end of it at the Austin premier through an odd sequence of events. The end was hysterical! I couldn’t wait. Well, last night was the first obvious opportunity to present [...]
RH Reality Check is a great organization that serves individuals and organizations committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. One way RH Reality Check does it’s great work is through a series of videos called Our Reality Video Series.
For the moment, here is an interview with two women living with HIV. They [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I’m getting more interested in talking with doctors and their staff about how to talk with teenagers about sex and safe sex.
It seems that many of the stories I hear about doctors is that they just don’t talk with teenagers about sex. My brother, for example, has never had a doctor ask him [...]
Yesterday’s big news was the new Guttmacher Institute study that suggests teenagers are not using oral sex as a way to stay “technically still a virgin.” Rather, it says that teenagers who are engaging in oral sex are by-and-large also engaging in vaginal intercourse.
I must admit - I am rather surprised by this finding. [...]
Planned Parenthood has a new education campaign for teenagers called Take Care Down There. At least one blog has questioned whether the site is cheesy - or more to the point whether it is too cheesy for teenagers. And yes, it’s highly cheesy. Here are two cheesy things I noticed about the site:
The [...]
May blog
This post is written by guest blogger JustAnotherTeen
The transition from high school to college can be a difficult one for both parents and teenagers. Although my transition will not be nearly the same since I have essentially lived in a supervised college setting for the last three years, I can understand the transition and [...]
