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Protecting Kids From Sexual Abuse
As mothers, we often teach our young children about Stranger Danger and how to deal with the creepy man down the street. We instruct them on how to react to the man in the car who offers them candy or what to say to the person on the other end of the phone asking if their mommy or daddy is home.
Top Ten Ways to Feel Sexy As a Mom of Small Kids
Most moms of small children feel as asexual as a paramecium. Strangely, this does not prevent their husbands from wanting sex. As a couples therapist, I want your marital sex life to grow as wild and uncontrollable as the mint plants that are now taking over my entire yard. Also I want it to be equally leafy and fragrant.…
How to Talk to Teen Boys About Sex
Talking to your teen boy about sex can be difficult. Often, parents warn girls about the dangers of sex too soon, but they give their boys a wink and a nudge, figuring that “boys will be boys.” It is important to discuss sex with your son from all angles–not just the physical details, but about being safe, protecting against pregnancy, understanding that “no means no” and all the emotional entanglements that go along with sex. Try to be open and maintain an ongoing discussion of sex.
Signs That Your Toddler Has Been Touched Inappropriately
The thought of someone harming your toddler is enough to give you nightmares, and you do everything you can to protect your little one. Sadly, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that approximately 80,000 events of child sexual abuse may not be reported each year. This makes it incredibly important for you…
Divorce Lice
My soon-to-be-ex-husband just texted me from an airport 400 miles away. I was expecting to hear from him. He was about to put our 12-year-old daughter on a plane to fly to me for two weeks vacation at the beach. In fact, I was grabbing my car keys to leave for the airport to collect her at the gate. I stopped when the text popped up. My first thought: maybe the flight was delayed. Or …