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Women and Sex: How your self-image impacts sexuality
Posted by: Sarah on: July 11, 2011
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We all know that the way we view ourselves has an impact on how we feel. If we don’t feel good about our outside it can be hard to feel good about our inside. How does this impact sex? It might seem obvious that feeling less than attractive on the outside can lead many women [...]
When to Give Your Child Information About Sex and Sexuality
Posted by: Sarah on: February 23, 2010
Giving your child information about sex and sexuality is like throwing coats at a slowly growing coat rack. When you start out the coat rack only has a few hooks. As it grows more and more hooks appear. This is the way your child’s brain, and understanding develop. They ask a question about babies, sexuality, [...]
Sex and Body Image: Teens and Kids
Posted by: Sarah on: July 23, 2009
Parents have so many responsibilities when it comes to kids and teens. Parents make sure their kids are healthy physically, that they get a good education, that they have social, and sports(etc.) enrichment, and then most of all that they develop healthy self-esteem. What does this mean when it comes to sex and body image? [...]
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: 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 [...]
“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 [...]
