5 Things Your Child Needs to Know About P*rn
By Amanda Grossman-Scott When we were children, we had encyclopedias and dictionaries and we would giggle as we looked up words like “penis” and “sex.” That satisfied our curiosity because that’s all we had. Today’s children have the world (wide web) literally...
8 Ways You Can Fight P*rn Beyond Talking About It
By Caron C. Andrews Pornography has saturated our culture, from clothing to speech to racy TV shows to hard-core porn videos. We can talk about porn with our children in open and honest ways in order to curb its harmful effects, but did you realize there are ways you...
5 Ways a Mother Can Develop Self-Worth in Her Son
By Caron C. Andrews Mothers have a huge impact on their sons’ emotional development. We can help them become healthy, productive, and secure men by promoting their sense of self-worth throughout their childhood and adolescence in many different ways. Here are some...
Great Mother Daughter Relationships–Set a Tone for Awesomeness
By Caron C. Andrews I first started really thinking about how to talk with my daughter about sex when she was eight years old. A friend had found that many experts agreed that the conversation needed to start by age eight (I’ve since learned that talking about sex...
5 Things You (as a Parent) Need to Know About Modern Day P*rn
By: Amanda Grossman-Scott One of the first things you can do as a parent is become informed. Modern day porn has drastically changed over the last 20 years. In her book Pornland, author Gail Dines describes how pornography has saturated our culture. She refers to it...
Building Trust: 5 Tips for Kids Talking to Parents About Sex
By Amanda Grossman-Scott Show them you can be trusted by being honest. Saying “you can trust me” is one thing. Showing it with your actions is another. Be open and communicate about your friendships and relationships. If something is going on that you’d be...
Challenges to Single Parents in Talking About Sex
By Caron C. Andrews Talking with children about sex and sexuality is intimidating for many parents, but how is it different for single parents? The conversations and healthy dialogue with your kids has a few additional factors when you are a single parent. When...
Why Do We Fear Talking With Our Kids About Sex? … And What You Can Do About It
By Caron C. Andrews Teaching our children about the world they live in is often exhilarating and fun. When we see the light of comprehension in their eyes, we feel delighted, happy. Likewise, when we explain dangers and how to protect themselves, we feel like we’ve...
8 Ways A Predator Might Groom Your Child
By Amanda Grossman-Scott and Dina Alexander, MS Research indicates that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 5 boys is sexually abused (The Advocacy Center, 2006) before their 18th birthday. Many of these children are molested by someone they know well. A predator might be a...
Why Anti-p*rn Is Not Equal to Anti-sex
By Jenny Webb Imagine that you are sitting in a chair, facing your doctor. She reads through your chart, thumbing through some recent test results, then looks up solemnly. “I’m sorry,” she begins, “but it looks like you have a very serious shellfish allergy. You will...
