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PreTeen Sex Talk With a Boy

Posted on October 21st, 2008 | 23 comments

My twelve-year-old son entered the kitchen the other morning with his shirt off, flexed an arm, pointed to his muscle and said, “Know where I got that? Wrestling.” He’s on the junior high wrestling team.
Not to be outdone, I set down my coffee cup, rolled back my shirt, flexed an arm, and pointed at my [...]

How to Talk to Your Daughter About Sex

Posted on July 2nd, 2008 | 30 comments

How to explain sex to a preteen girl: biology, love, STDs, pleasure, fun, peer pressure, oral, parenting

Birds, Bees, and Axe Body Spray

Posted on May 1st, 2008 | 9 comments

When the male principal of my son’s elementary school gathered the older grade boys for a preliminary talk (as in, the talk, birds and bees edition), one of his PowerPoint slides focused on deodorant and the fine art of smelling good. My son came home with a sample stick of Old Spice and a recommendation [...]