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The Key Fact Women Need to Know about Hook-Ups

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If you’re a young woman, you may embrace your sexuality. You know your sexual feelings are healthy and beautiful, nothing to be ashamed of. You know how awesome your body is and how wonderful it can feel. Just like the guys, you’re free to experiment with both relational and casual sex. Having the option for […]

Caught between “Uptight” and “Slut”

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It’s a tough time to be a teenager. That’s true in a lot of ways, of course. But one big challenge for girls, especially, is navigating the mixed messages they get from peers about sex. On the one hand, a girl who sleeps with too many partners may be called a “slut”—whatever “too many” means […]

When’s the Best Time to Teach “the Birds and the Bees”?

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Maybe you haven’t yet had “The Talk” and you’re looking for the right opportunity. Maybe you’re planning to wait for a couple more years. Maybe your kid should be a little older…. Maybe you’ve talked a little about the birds and the bees, but it’s so dang awkward you’d rather not go into more detail…at […]

Parenting an LGBTQ Kid in Volatile Times

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If your child is (or might be) transgender, gay, or another sexual minority, these are challenging times. Announcements out of Washington seem to be dialing back legal progress and social acceptance for the LGBTQ community. Recent tweets about transgender people in the military are just one part of a pattern that can be unsettling for […]

Use Summer Drives for the Birds & the Bees?

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Your family may take a road trip this summer. Maybe you’re heading to the beach, to relatives’, or to a campground. You’ll have the kids in the car for a block of time, so maybe you’re thinking about plunging into a talk about sex while there are fewer distractions than usual. It’s probably better if […]

She Got Her First Period. Let’s Celebrate!

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A daughter’s first period is a milestone for her—and also for her parents. It may be a dreaded event, heralding her budding sexuality and the turmoil of the teen years. Or it may be a happy thing, a source of pride, because your cherished daughter is moving toward the woman she’ll become. Parents may have […]

Too Tired for Sex

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With all the demands of modern life, sometimes couples just don’t have the time or energy to spend intimate moments together. With jobs, errands to do, maybe kids, a household to run, and outside commitments, sometimes there just isn’t much left over for your partner. But that’s a problem. Your partner shouldn’t be getting only […]