How to Talk to Kids About Sex

Parenting and Communication: How to Have 'The Talk' About Sex with Your Child
How to talk to kids about sex; possibly the most uncomfortable topic for discussion in the parenting world. How do you explain sex to kids? When should parents have 'the talk' with their children?
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Emotional Health Help: When Not 'Bite your Tongue'

Emotional Health Help: When Not to Bite Your Tongue and How to Fight Back Without Getting Toxic
I've always said, 'write when you are passionate about an issue, even and especially if the passion is anger.' Sometimes in anger, it's best to 'bite your tongue'; sometimes a good, non-toxic tongue-lashing is necessary.
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Bullying and How I Stood up to a Bully

How I Faced Down a Bully and Lived to Tell the Tale
I'm relatively non-confrontational by nature. I generally ignore negative behavior. But there are a few situations in which ingoring is not the best policy, like when students are put at risk in a classroom.
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Healthy Communication with Teens

10 Common Myths that Prevent Healthy Communication with Teenagers
10 myths that cut off healthy communication with teenagers. Taken from the reading, writing and experience of a psychology-Special Education instructor and mother of four.
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Bereavement: How to Show that You Care

How to Talk to Someone Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
You are at a funeral. It's your turn in line to talk to a family member or friend. What do yo say? Or you see a friend who has recently lost a loved one. Do you avoid her? What do you say?
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