By Colleen Lord “If I could just get rid of this pooch.” This is me, circa 1990. It’s after a sleepover with my two best friends who I’ve known forever. My fourteen-year-old self is analyzing my body in the mirror. I was 100 pounds sopping wet at the time, yet that pooch was a huge… Read more »
By Peggy Brick By creating, publishing and promoting the teaching manual, Older, Wiser, Sexually Smarter: 30 Sex Ed Lessons for Adults Only, The Center for Sex Education (CSE) has taken the lead in recognizing the widely unrecognized need for sexuality education for people in mid and later life. While the sexuality education field has long professed… Read more »
by Robin Slaw, Sexual Health Educator/Trainer (In this article on condom compliance – Robin touches on the necessity of educating youth on the importance of condoms to and some reasons adults may not use them as well as other issues. Condoms are critical to preventing STIs so this article is perfectly timed to coordinate with… Read more »
By Bill Taverner I’ve never been one to want to get arrested. Sure, I’ve spoken my mind when it comes to sexuality education. I’ve written opinion pieces, and I’ve been fortunate to speak to Congress twice, each time extolling the virtues of comprehensive sex ed, while enumerating the problems with abstinence-only-until-marriage education. But, no, I’ve… Read more »
by Colleen Lord, CSE Staff Thank Heavens for Robie Harris (and Bill Taverner!) The Center for Sex Education (CSE)’s fearless leader Bill Taverner recently made a comment at our staff meeting about how we educators think about sex ed all the time, even on our “off” time. “Bill, I don’t know about… Read more »
by Robin Slaw, Sexual Health Educator/Trainer, The Center for Family Life Education As a Sexual Health Educator/Trainer for the CFLE, I travel across northern New Jersey, presenting on a variety of topics. I am always glad to have the opportunity to interact with students or adults when I go to schools or health fairs and… Read more »
As promised, here are the answers to the quiz posted earlier this week! How many did you get right? 1. Many infants and young children discover that touching their genitals feels good.TRUE. Masturbation, or self-pleasuring (as the behavior is generally referred to in childhood), is common throughout childhood, beginning to occur from the age of… Read more »
By Bill Taverner Last night on The Colbert Report, comedian Stephen Colbert provided some much needed comic relief to the endless news coverage of the story of U.S. Representative Eric Massa (NY) and his inappropriate…um…“tickling” behavior. Colbert reported on the tongue-lashing U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy (RI) gave the media for its preoccupation with the story,… Read more »
by Colleen Lord, Education Manager for Union County, CFLE “I know you’re not ready yet. At least, I hope you’re not. But when you are ready to have sex, I really hope you’ll come to me first.” My dad and I are sitting at his dining room table for this “less-than-comfortable” conversation. One might think… Read more »
Finding Teachable Moments in the Newsby Bill Taverner, CFLE Director A. “I’m sorry, sir, we can’t hire you. Your skin is just too dark.” B. “I’m sorry, ma’am, we can’t hire you. You’re in a wheelchair and all our professors are able-bodied. C. “Your resume is very impressive, but you’re just too darn old. We’re… Read more »
And What About the Naked Snowman… By Bill Taverner, CFLE Director Question: What is the difference between snowmen and snowwomen? Answer: Snow balls. Newsflash! That’s not the only difference. The other way to tell them apart is that police will leave a naked snowman alone. But a naked snowwoman? Call 911! I’ve seen plenty of… Read more »
By Bill Taverner, Director CFLE This past weekend I attended the Sex::Tech conference in San Francisco, CA. This was one of the more fascinating conferences I’ve attended in my professional life – one in which all things sexual merged with the latest and greatest developments in technology. I learned more than I ever knew about… Read more »
The news of the day appears to be critical evaluations of an apology given by golf star Tiger Woods for his sexual infidelity. Newspapers and blogs ask, ”Is Tiger out of the rough?” as they reflect on his ”bad outing,” musing that his wife ”still holds the score card.” Who knew we could have such… Read more »
