Does “teen” plus “texting” always equal “sexting?” Although some parents may think it’s fairly harmless, especially if it means their teen is not actually performing a pas de deux, we must be fully aware of what sexting implies. How much sex is in sexting? We should also reflect on the danger of minors taking and sending ...
New anti-abuse campaign teaches teens what a real relationship should be and what an abusive one really is. Teens may seem like they must know it all much earlier. But why, when a poll was completed on abuse, did 46 percent of teens think that Rihanna was to blame for the big Chris Brown scandal? ...
Teens who masturbate are more likely to have real sex and use a condom, according to a new survey. The sexual behavior of more than 800 teens across the US was studied in the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. The survey asked the teens how often they had masturbated in the last three ...
This young couple and parents of three proves that teen pregnancies can lead to a happy life. Michael Fernandes, 22, and Cheryl Holden,24, are the parents of 3 children, the oldest is 8 years old. When Michael was only 13 and Cheryl was only 15, the youngsters revealed to family and friends that they were expecting ...
Parents may stutter and stumble when broaching intimate subjects, but opening the lines of communication helps teens develop healthy attitudes about sex and relationships. While conversations are family-specific, the highlights seem to be safe sex methods, pregnancy and being in a loving and committed relationship before considering physical intimacy. But the new approach to ...
Abstinence-only education is designed to keep teens from the risks associated with sexual activity, in their adolescence and later in life. A new study is here to prove this theory completely wrong. Sure, waiting to have sex removes any potential pregnancies, STIs or other risks associated with bumping uglies. What you don’t do, won’t hurt ...
Would you show teens something that could kill them? Would you make it appear sexy and fun? Alcohol companies do it every day. We all know the Four Loko insanity story: the lethal combination of alcohol and stimulants that allowed teens to keep drinking for longer. The company was forced to remove the caffeine from ...
Everyone wants to fit in. Overweight girls have taken this idea to a new level, sacrificing their health for the acceptance of others. This issue surprisingly does not surround the weight loss of modern girls, but how they seem to be coping with their extra weight. Most girls that are overweight or obese tend to be thought of as ...
The war on sex ed is still raging. A teen run website might be shut down for “inappropriately speak[ing] to teenagers about sex and abortion.” Two Massachusetts lawmakers called for Gov. Deval Patrick to shut down the website mariatalks.com yesterday. The website, which was created by 18-year-old Maria and contains contributions by her friends and ...
Vibrators and other “toys” have now become as common as buying groceries as condom brands tune into their customer’s vibes. I remember being a teenager (which for me wasn’t too long ago), with a new boyfriend and a new drive for all things Sex. We were high schoolers, young and in love, but not stupid. ...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...
