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Autism and Sexual Harassment
I was listening to a #MeToo movement story the other day on NPR. I began to think about my son and how it relates. My son is a teenager quickly (too quickly for me) becoming a young male adult. A young male adult with autism. How does his background apply here? I remember one of…
Why You Need to Talk to Your Kids About Relationship Abuse – Today
Here's what you need to know about kids and relationship violence: It's incredibly common. It can happen to your daughter (or son) no matter your religion, income, school environment, home life or neighborhood. Talking about it with your kids TODAY is the best way to prevent them from being abused tomorrow Here are the statistics:…
Don’t Diss College Relationships
The New York Times ran an article on Sunday about the rampant hookup culture in college. And while hooking up in college is nothing new, the surprising finding of this article is that more and more, hooking up – in place of actual relationships – is being driven by women.
How (and Why) to Talk to Kids About Relationship Violence
Relationship violence has been in the news a lot lately. Impossible to avoid, in fact. But does this mean you’ve discussed it with your kids? I know: talking about people who physically abuse vulnerable loved ones does not make for the most enthralling family dinner conversations. But Ray Rice, Janay Palmer and the NFL have…
Eight Ways to Keep the Sizzle in Your Relationship
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. – Swedish Proverb Love, sex and housework. How do these three things fit together? Apparently pretty well. Several recent studies show that couples who share household and child-rearing chores have more sex. In fact, the more shared housework the more sexual frequency. Its not a matter of bribery or reward, but of how much energy each partner has at the end of the …