Dear Madame X, My dad just introduced me and my sister to his new boyfriend. The thing is he only separated from my mom a year ago and I know he is straight. It makes sense that after a painful divorce he would go a little wild but I am worried about his boyfriend. He ...
At least that’s what the end result will be if they prevent young girls from getting the HPV vaccine. HPV is a genital warts virus and it leads to over 70% of cervical cancers. There has been much controversy over girls as young as 12 getting this vaccine, and the most recent attack comes from ...
Everybody knows that mothers’ brains are changed with pregnancy and childbirth. They are given a massive dose of hormones. We also know that fathers’ lives are profoundly different after having children, but did you know that their brain structure is also changed?
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“If we want more good men in the world, we must start treating boys with less blame and more understanding.” This is the purpose of Raising Boys; to try to understand what makes boys tick, why they are different from girls, and how we can raise them to become good men. It shows the reader ...
For the many families who have difficulty having their own children, surrogate mothers are the best option. India is the capital of “surrogacy tourism” but where is the line between bribery and free choice for these women?
Mack, Morning Quickie
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidelines for pregnant women about exercise and diet before, during, and after pregnancy. With all the conflicting advice women are given about childbearing I hope this provides some clarity, but I don’t expect much to change.
There are endless reports telling women how to be good moms and they often contradict each other. One debate is over how much we should coddle babies and how much we should let them deal with life on their own. Looks like the verdict is in and cuddles reign supreme! The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reported on ...
The current trend of women delaying childbirth until their 30s and even 40s on a regular basis has impacts for society as a whole. One of these may be that we will evolve to have children naturally at a later age. Personally, I’m skeptical.
Mack, Morning Quickie
Dear Madame X, I am a divorced man and my 12 year old daughter lives with me. She is a lovely, bright vibrant girl but she has started to worry too much about her appearance lately. This began around the time I suspect she found my online porn collection. There was nothing particularly weird there ...
A British study has found that most children experience porn before they experience relationships, leaving experts to wonder what damage this is causing them. With only one quarter of parents discussing porn with their children, there is no help to make sense of these images.