Abstinence pledges do way more harm than good. They instill a sense of shame in individuals if they failed to live up to certain expectation. If a kid is going to abstain from sex of their own free will, they don’t need a ring to prove it. Nor do they need to make a vow to their parents.
Sex Education Matters Sexuality education in the classroom is imperative. It allows young people to understand not only the biology of sex but also the social and emotional cues ...
Talking to your big sister is helpful, but talking to your parents is even better. One of my earliest conversations about sex went like this - Me (9 years ...
My husband shared a Scientific American article with me. (We have a "thing" for science-based reading - it entertains us.) However, this article, in particular, surprised even me! The author, ...
Lighten Up the Talk Podcast with Birds and Bees Podcast Sexuality and humor? Is that a thing? Sexuality and humor - what a combination! I had ...
The Aloha spirit is reflected in the care Judith Clark shows for the community. Aloha! It's 5 a.m. I am sitting on our lanai in the dark ...
Wise old dads have much experience and advice to impart upon new dads. It is challenging to raise a generation of children in which cell phones become a permanent appendage ...
This morning I returned to the gym for the first time in almost three weeks. It was not my choice to miss those 5:15 AM wake up calls; an injury ...
July 6 is International Kissing Day No need to allow this so-very-important-day pass by without celebration! Give your child a kiss on their rosy cheek, top of their head, ...
When talking about contraception, the focus is typically on the female partner within a heterosexual relationship. Likely this is because women have several options: hormonal, barrier, long acting reversible ...
