Archive for April 2009
Teens and Sex: Communication 101 for Parents
Posted by: Sarah on: April 29, 2009
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Many teens tell me that their parents dictate to them what to do without really hearing them. This often leads to a breakdown in communication, and both parent, and teen feeling frustrated. There must be a better way! It is so hard when you want to protect your child from every possible danger to let [...]
Teens, Sex and Sexuality: Parents Primer
Posted by: Sarah on: April 24, 2009
When it comes to the subject of sex and sexuality we all have our comfort levels. Some say “not at all”, and put up two crossing fingers to make a cross to keep it away as if it were a vampire. Some say “sure, bring it on” . No matter how you feel about it, [...]
Sex and Sexuality: Best Places for a Conversation
Posted by: Sarah on: April 22, 2009
I get a lot of questions about how and where to have a conversation about sex with a teenager. Many teens say “no thank you” in one form or another when the topic comes up. So let me give you the top 5 places to converse about sex and sexuality. Lets start with the worst [...]
Sex and Sexuality: Conversation Starters for Parents
Posted by: Sarah on: April 17, 2009
As a parent it may seem overwhelming or scary to talk about sex, and sexuality with your children and/or teens. It may be comforting to know that you never have to have “the talk”, just lots of little conversations along the developmental highway. It is never to early to start talking to your children about [...]
Plan B and Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy
Posted by: Sarah on: April 15, 2009
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I attended a Planned Parenthood parent information meeting last night and came away with some good information. I recently blogged about ” It only takes once” to create an unplanned pregnancy. Last night I found out more about a safety net for people who fear they might become pregnant due to the failure of their [...]
College Survival Planning and Beyond
Posted by: Sarah on: April 14, 2009
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Teenagers are faced with a huge amount of choices during the last few years of high school. This is even more true for all the teens that are planning to attend colleges. They have to pick which colleges to apply to, what to major in, what to do for a back up plan if their [...]
“Good Touch, Bad Touch” Talking to kids about body safety
Posted by: Sarah on: April 6, 2009
I know as a parent I want to pretend that nothing bad could ever happen to my child. I want to think that no one will hurt them, or make them uncomfortable. I want to believe that the people I chose to care for them, and the people who lead them in sports, and activities [...]
Coping with Divorce
Posted by: Sarah on: April 1, 2009
Divorce even under the most amicable of circumstances is a very stressful event. I use the word “event” loosely since it is a process that lasts months if not years. Dealing with such a huge life change takes all the support you can possibly find. There is a scale that ranks how stressful life events [...]
