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Sexual Equality
“A man should pray to have right desires, before he prays to have his desires fulfilled.” Plato (Jowett, 1875) In her study of adolescent girls’ experience of sexual desire, Deborah L. Tolman reports how 30 normal adolescent girls were typically … Continue reading
When Virgins Become Eunuchs
In her classic feminist manifesto “The Female Eunuch,” author Germaine Greer argued that sexual liberation is the key to women’s liberation (1). The title of Greer’s best-seller seems to suggest that the gifted writer knew about the neurological consequence of … Continue reading
Attraction and Arousal
The primary focus of this blog is children’s sexuality, which is normal, natural and healthy, a fact that is widely ignored and neglected, and even flatly denied in some quarters (1), which is not in children’s best interests. The mass … Continue reading
Faking Orgasm to Hide Sexual Dysfunction
There are several excuses that some women use to hide their difficulty or inability to reach orgasm during conventional intercourse, such as claiming that orgasm isn’t very important (the “closeness” is sufficient), or their partners aren’t competent performers (“too fast”), … Continue reading
Respecting Children’s Boundaries
In an article entitled “When Are We Crossing a Child’s Sexual Boundaries?” the authors suggest that certain adults (vaguely referred to as “professionals”) are competent to make sexual choices for all children, rather than allowing any other adults to make … Continue reading
Posted in child sexual abuse, children, parent education, sex, sex education, Uncategorized
Tagged breasts, child masturbation, child nudity, kids
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Overstimulation: the Devil in Disguise?
The word “overstimulation” is sometimes used to frighten parents against childhood sexual experience, and implies that sex education is dangerous because (if) it leads to sexual experimentation or exploration. But “overstimulation” is never explicitly defined, and there is never any … Continue reading
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Learning about Love
This post describes my sexual experiences as a child, which were primarily positive experiences. Telling my story is important to balance the popular convention of only reporting negative descriptions of children’s sexual experience. No mainstream publication is willing to publish … Continue reading
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Tagged child masturbation, child orgasm, incest
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Alfred Kinsey and the Sexual Revolution
After the Allied victory in World War Two there was a mood of optimism and boldness in the U.S. that might be difficult for later generations to imagine. The world seemed to be making progress. Kinsey was a zoologist at … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, child sexual abuse, children, parent education, sex, sex education, Uncategorized
Tagged censored, children, Hugh Hefner, kids, Playboy, pornography, sex hysteria, sexual dysfunction
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Nudity and Decency
Recently there has been a lot of public debate about what constitutes “decency.” The topic isn’t new, but it regains popularity now and then. In the past mothers exposed their breasts to feed their babies in public, even in church, … Continue reading
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Tagged kids, pornography, sex hysteria
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