One thing that can bring instant panic to both parent and teen, is thinking about ‘the talk’. Just thinking about telling your teenager (or hearing your parent awkwardly stumble through telling you) about sex, body parts and functions is scary; heck, even the words &mdash...
In my previous post, I wrote about the importance of talking to your teen about porn. Here are four tips to help facilitate the talk. 1) Have a continual conversation with your kids about sex. Unfortunately for many youth, their first exposure to pornography signals their...
“Sometimes, when my mom goes to bed,” the thirteen-year-old boy whispered as he leaned in to me, “I watch porn.” He giggled with titillation. When in college, I mentored this thirteen-year-old boy. When he told me about his porn use, I felt conflicted. On one hand, I...
What does today’s culture teach young people about sexuality? What lessons do the Internet and media teach boys about what it means to be a man and girls about what it means to be a woman? In a recently published TEDx talk, Dr. Gail Dines, gives some insights that may shock those who grew...
When asked about sexting, a teen might say something like, "It's not a big deal, everyone does it." This kind of response is most likely intended to deter a tough conversation, but sexting is an important issue to address. Is sexting a big deal or not, and is everyone really doing it? It is...
