Being a sex-positive parent means we believe that consent is the basis of all sexual activity. There will be times when you will want to be sexually intimate with someone and there will be times when you do not. There are times when it is appropriate to act on sexual desire and there are times when [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
what does being sex-positive mean to me? This comic:
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What to do when an adolescent has BDSM Porn on the computer?
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- Sep
Today on my twitter feed I was asked for a resource to refer a parent who found BDSM porn on their 12 year old daughter’s computer. So being the dutiful sexuality researcher I am, I started digging through my archive for reference materials. One of my favorite sexuality educators, Kirsten DeFur, wrote a great post [...]
September is U.S. National Sexual Health Month…
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- Sep
There are articles and interviews throughout the interwebs. I’ll be doing a link roundup soon. But for now, Dr. Joycelyn Enders said something (per the usual) in an interview for the American Social Health Association (ASHA) that made my heart sing! It’s also important that we educate parents. I think parents would do a good job if we [...]
Sex-Positive Parent Podcast!
- 06
- Sep
Take a listen to the Are You a Sex-Positive Parent Checklist! I made it just for you! As I said in the podcast, here is the checklist written out: Þ Modeling sexually healthy attitudes in your own relationships? Þ Maintaining a non-punitive stance toward sexuality? Þ Demonstrating that you are knowledgeable about sexuality? Þ Discussing [...]
Polyamory Resources!
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- Sep
A lot of people are interested in polyamory these days. And while I’ve done a lot of research on polyamory and consensual non-monogamy, there are other people who are great at coaching people through opening up their relationships. The problem is, even THINKING about it can feel WAY RISKY. And doing it, well… it seems [...]
