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DATE SAFE Movie Night: Moonrise Kingdom

The latest movie by Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom, addresses the range of intense personal relationships from teen romance to adult romance to friendships, parenting, and more (click here to watch trailer).

While the scene where the 12-year-olds experiment with sexual intimacy would be much more appropriate at an older age, the conversation they displayed was healthier than the ones adults typically have.

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August 23, 2012 No Comments

Do You Have IT?

IT is positivity. Are you bringing body positivity to your intimacy? How do you feel about yourself when you look in the mirror? Do you

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August 21, 2012 No Comments
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Parents, STOP Focusing on LOVE.

Moms and dads tell me how they stress the importance of “LOVE” in a dating relationship. Do you want love to be the focus of a child discovering relationships? Have you seen a love-crazed tween or teenager recently? Getting them to focus, besides think, is not an easy task. Not exactly what most moms and dads want in their 14 year old.

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August 20, 2012 No Comments
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Teens, Oral Sex, & the CDC

Yesterday, Reuters news service reported on a study just released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s Center for Vital Statistics showing that

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August 17, 2012 No Comments
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Awkward or Stupid?

Last week at a presentation for the Navy, a sailor in the audience said, “your talk made me realize it’s better to be awkward than

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August 15, 2012 No Comments

HUMANIZE the Stranger

While speaking on a military installation in Europe this summer, a sailor at the end of the show said, “Today, you taught me how important

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August 14, 2012 No Comments
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Sex in Bahrain

Last week, I was speaking to the US Military in Bahrain. While talking with a local, he asked what I speak about. Upon hearing that

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August 13, 2012 No Comments

Teaching Marc Smirnoff to “Ask First”

In the NY Times article titled “Editor Fired Following Harassment Accusation” (available here), Marc Smirnoff tries to defend himself from sexual harassment accusations with the following statement:

“It was acceptable to her in that moment,” he said, saying that she did not object to his behavior at the time. “My take of it was that we were trying to see if we could revive our relationship, professional and personal.”

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August 10, 2012 No Comments

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