Monthly Archives: December 2012

Talking to your Teens about Condoms

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So I came of age in California during the 1990′s and we had some seriously awesome sex ed. By the age of 15 my entire peer group knew to use condoms to prevent pregnancy and stop the spread of HIV. Every teenager I came into contact with understood the importance of condom use. There was [...]

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Talking to your kids about gun violence

Today is a horrible day. I’ve received a few phone calls from parents asking me for advice on how to talk to their children about the horrific violence on an elementary school campus. I had yet to speak to my own sons about the massacre in Connecticut when the calls came. My friends’ voices all had [...]

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I’ll be at CatalystCon East on a panel of sex-positive parents!

How (and why) to Be a Sex Positive Parent On the panel: Lanae St. John, Airial Clark, Lidia Anain Bjorkquist, Alyssa Royse Twitter Hashtag: #cconparent Saturday March 16, 2024 4:15pm- 5:20pm Kids these days! They’re exposed to sex and sexuality in ways that we never were. Sexting, Youtube, online porn, advertising, even kids TV shows are sexualized in ways that [...]

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