When I’m talking with parents about the accessibility and impact of pornography on kids today, they often want to shut down, plug their ears or pretend that their kids are good…
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Sometimes when I’m giving Internet safety presentations to parents, I ask them whether they have had conversations with their sons or daughters about online safety. More often than not, they nod…
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As parents, it can be easy to fall into the trap of advising our children to “do as I say, not as I do”. I find that the parents of many…
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My 16-year-old son came home an hour past curfew over the weekend – walked in like it was no big deal! “Hey, sorry my battery was dead so I couldn’t text…
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What do you do when you discover your kid masturbating? Well… this is one of those extremely awkward situations that neither you nor your teenager (or pre-teen) wants to ever be…
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As both a social researcher who has interviewed and surveyed thousands of boys and a mom of a son, I’ve seen three common – and very harmful –things boys tend to believe…