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The iconic Zits comic strip, by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman, yesterday depicted the act of parenting a teenager as similar to the apparent curse bestowed on Sisyphus, rolling the same boulder up a hill, over and over again only to have it roll back down again. This delights me, because I made a similar …
Friends, it’s really happening, and I couldn’t be more excited and nervous and nervously excited. My book, Breaking the Hush Factor, is almost here. This book is written to parents, but it applies to all people who talk about sexuality with young people, and lays out ten accessible and concrete rules for how to have …
This weekend I had a conversation about education and classroom dynamics. In it, I said: We need to remember that students will have a wide range of reactions to any curricula or activities we bring to the classroom. There will always be some who are not drawn into an activity and others who love it. …
That’s a bit simplistic maybe, I could break it down and a few qualifiers, but right now I’m not going to. As an overarching aspect of the human experience, sex has the potential to be an incredibly positive and moving force in an individual’s life – in your life! I hope for each of my …
One of the most common questions I get from parents is how to start the conversation with their kids about sex. I was recently on a little vacation in New York City, and because I rarely take a mental vacation even if I’m taking a physical vacation, I took pictures of a few items of …
As my classes are wrapping up (two down, three still to go!), sometimes students write me parting letters. One of my college students wrote me something that I think speaks very well to why I do this work and why it is so important. When students receive a full and well-rounded sex education, they are …
There are many people talking loudly about how over-sexualized, inappropriate, highly suggestive the media is at all times and in all places. This outreach tends to focus specifically on women and female representations. There is currently a video making the rounds on Facebook and in other places stressing just these things, along with a discussion …
I am very excited to announce that Kiwi Commons, where I am a resident expert resource, has revamped their website and blog. Kiwi Commons is an organization dedicated to providing “the best Internet safety resources for parents, educators and youth workers across North America. To encourage proactive strategies for youth and online safety through education, …
Last week I asked that parents send me questions that they had about adolescent sexuality or their children (or themselves) specifically. Below is my favorite question so far. If you have a question that you haven’t sent in yet, don’t hesitate to e-mail me or leave it in the comments section below. HERE’S A QUESTION …
Today I have been pondering how to best provide high quality comprehensive sexuality education in a school setting. If I could wave a magic wand and design a program for all young people, what would it look like? Here is a general outline: I would provide a semester of sexuality education to all students in …