Archive for August 2009
Teens, Sex, and Meeting Basic Needs
Posted by: Sarah on: August 28, 2009
- In: Parents of Teens | Teen Boys | Teen Girls | Teens | Teens and Sexuality
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When we human beings do anything, we are doing it to meet a need. There are a few needs that we all have: food, water, shelter, clothes…but there are a lot of other needs that are very strong as well. The need for power, control, love and belonging etc. are very close seconds to our [...]
Sex and Body Image: Teen Girls, Fighting the Image Within
Posted by: Sarah on: August 27, 2009
Teen girls (mostly) hate the way they look. This seems like a crazy statement to me. Sadly though, teen girls with negative body image issues seem to have reached epidemic proportions. It seems as though 9 out of 10 teen girls do not like their face, their body, and/or multiple features about themselves. They look [...]
Teens and Sex: Fast food nation…does it apply to sex too?
Posted by: Sarah on: August 21, 2009
OK, so I got a comment on a recent blog saying that we eat fast food, we microwave things for convenience, we buy faster broadband connections, shouldn’t we be able to have sex with people the same way (right away) ….Hmmm…I guess the answer depends on what kind of depth you want to experience in [...]
Teen Girls, Sex, and Dating: Playing Hard to Get Might Not Be Outdated After All
Posted by: Sarah on: August 20, 2009
I get a lot of questions from teen girls about dating, and why the guy that was so into them yesterday runs today . I also get a lot of questions from the parents of teen girls who are concerned about the hours they spend on the phone, the computer, and the cell phone talking [...]
Teen Boys and Sex: Staying Safe Legally
Posted by: Sarah on: August 19, 2009
Teen boys get a bad rap in the sex department. There is a lot of pressure for boys to have “experience”, and the pressure is higher or lower depending on the social circle, the community etc. With all the pressure, and a huge lack of information it is no wonder that a lot of teen [...]
Teens and Drinking: Start Early for the Biggest Impact
Posted by: Sarah on: August 14, 2009
Things have changed on the teen drinking scene. It seems that almost all teens are drinking by high school if not in middle school. Many parents seem to live by the “if they are drinking at home” it is OK motto, and the parties rage on. There are still some teens who opt not to [...]
Teens and Dating: Do you let them walk out the door?
Posted by: Sarah on: August 11, 2009
It is scary to let your teen out of the house for a date, especially when you don’t know the person they are going out with. I think it is always a good idea to get some data on the person your teen will be going out with before the date. This does not mean [...]
