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TalkStarter for Teens & Preteens: Sex That Sells

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Have you ever stopped to think about how many ads use sex to sell a product? So many do that we can become numb to them. But if you stop to notice, you’ll see attractive people, mostly women, in advertising for every imaginable product. Many of these women are wearing tight, skimpy clothes and often […]

Can’t I Wait a Couple Years to Tell My Kid About Sex?

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Let’s face it: Talking with your kids about sexuality can be awkward. So it’s natural to want to put it off a bit, because, you know, they’re still young, and maybe they’re not mature enough to understand, and I want to keep them innocent, and the school will cover it soon enough, and my parents […]

Home Alone Too Often? 10 Ways to Meet New People

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We humans evolved to need connection with other people. Like other mammals, we need the pack or the herd for safety and companionship. But modern life makes social connection (the in-person kind) harder than it was when we lived in villages with extended family all around. Many people are lonely, would like more friends, or […]

How Sexting Can Go Wrong

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With phone cameras constantly in the hands of every teen (and many pre-teens), zillions of selfies get taken and shared. Most of them are harmless. Some are flirtatious. And some are sexually explicit “sexts”–and that can be trouble. The following story was told to me by Scott Driscoll, a 20+-year former law enforcement officer specializing […]

TalkStarter for Young Kids: But How Did the Baby Get in There?

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The easiest way to teach kids about pregnancy and conception is to let them ask—as most little kids will when they see a pregnant woman. “Why does Aunt Julie have a big belly?” “Why is Mrs. Smith so fat?” Your job is to answer the question—and continuing answering the follow-up questions until your child seems […]

What to Say When Your Kid Comes Out

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It’s one of those conversations that’s always a watershed moment. When someone is gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise LGBTQ, there comes a time to tell the family. I’ve never met an LGBTQ person for whom this conversation was no big deal. For most, it’s somewhere between anxiety-producing and terrifying. Will they hate me? shame me? […]