Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their sexuality.
Online dating has grown in popularity, but many young women report experiencing some form of harassment on these platforms, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Read the article here.
The impact of porn on men has been studied, but little is known about how it could affect women. Read the article here.
A thematic analysis of young women’s stories reveals that they received conflicting messages regarding sexting. Read the research here.
There is one thing that moms of tween girls have to deal with in an unprecedented way, and that is society’s push to sexualize our girls at a very young age. Read the article here.
The truth is that girls are just as susceptible to sexual addiction as boys are, and it’s time to start talking about it to help end their silent struggle.
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Some experts say the key to living happily ever after could be limiting your kids’ exposure to their favorite princesses. Read the article here.
Celebrities routinely appear in compromising and salacious photos, and the tabloid press rewards them with adoring attention. Read the article here.
Pink for girls. Truck motifs for boys. A growing number of parents want to get outside those parameters when it comes to dressing their kids.
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The TV promotion featured 21-year-old fashion blogger Sarah Ashcroft talking about her dislike of her body before having a boob job. The Advertising Standards Agency said it was concerned that the advert’s focus might encourage younger viewers to think about their own body insecurities.
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A new study shows that 53% of teen boys and 39% of teen girls think the sex acts they see in porn are realistic.
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Drink spiking may be prevalent on U.S. college campuses, and women are at much greater risk than men, new research finds.
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The reasons for adolescent girls’ increased interest and dissatisfaction in their appearance “down there” isn’t clear, but theories include the availability of images of genitalia on the Internet and the “idealization of the body, that there is one perfect body.”
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Adolescence is a developmental period of immense social, physical, and emotional change. In the midst of it all, both boys and girls face double standards regarding how peers react to sexual experiences, new Penn State research shows.
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An increasing number of American teen girls are asking their doctors for cosmetic genital surgery, according to a new paper from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Author Peggy Orenstein says that when it comes to sexuality, girls today are receiving mixed messages. Read the article from NPR’s Fresh Air here.
A new book called “American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers” examines how easy it is for predators to befriend girls online.
The publication comes following a case in Virginia where two college students are charged with the murder of a young girl one of them had met online.
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Contrary to what many people may think, teenage boys commonly suffer dating violence — including physical and emotional abuse, a new U.S. government study finds.
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How female friends have turned sexting into an act of bonding and empowerment.
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A quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college.
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Melissa Edgington posts a powerful reminder for girls on her website “Your Mom Has A Blog.” Read the blog post here.