sex education

What's Normal Sexual Behavior in Young Children?

By Nancy Shute - On Parenting - August 31, 2009

Pediatricians can help parents figure out what’s typical and when to intervene. more >>

Obama's Budget: Shortchanging Women's Health?

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - May 8, 2009

Some reproductive rights activists are angry over what's been left out. more >>

Obama Cuts Abstinence-Only Education From Budget, and Good Riddance

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - May 8, 2009

Obama budget cut puts silly, religiously driven, failed program out of its misery years too late. more >>

Health Buzz: Alzheimer's Documentary and Other Health News

Health - May 8, 2009

Obama's plan to fund sex ed, and the impact the recession is having on women's health and behavior. more >>

Obama Budget Eliminates Funding for Abstinence-Only Sex Education

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - May 7, 2009

Proposed budget sets aside funds for comprehensive sex education programs instead. more >>

Teens and Sex Education at the Doctor's Office

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - April 15, 2009

Many parents are turning to gynecologists, who may be more reliable than health websites. more >>

Obama Should End All Federal Funding for Abstinence-only Education

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - March 19, 2009

With teen pregnancy rates on the rise, it's time to stop funding abstinence-only sex-ed. more >>

On Abstinence, Bristol Palin Vs. Focus on the Family

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - February 18, 2009

Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, a new mom, says premarital abstinence is not realistic. more >>

Abortion Still Divides, But Condoms, Sex Education Are Widely Supported

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - February 2, 2009

Religious right should take note. more >>

8 Traits of Teens Who Abstain From Sex

By Bernadine Healy, M.D. - Heart to Heart - January 7, 2009

New data show teen birthrates rising in many states. Yet, most teens aren't currently sexually active. more >>

On the Moralistic Policies of George W. Bush: Back-Alley Abortions Aren't Progress, Plain and Simple

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - January 5, 2009

Undoing the failed abstinence-only education of George W. Bush: Obama has his work cut out for him. more >>

7 Factors That Foster Teen Virginity, Pledge or No Pledge

By Bernadine Healy, M.D. - Heart to Heart - December 30, 2008

News reports on a study of abstinence pledges and teen sex behavior overlooked several key details. more >>

Teens and Sex: How to Help Your Kids Dodge Pregnancy and STDs

By Lindsay Lyon - Health - December 10, 2008

Teenagers may not appreciate the importance of sexual health. That's where responsible parents step in. more >>

California Schools Are Pulled Into a Debate on Same-Sex Marriage

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - November 3, 2008

Teachers union fights ads warning families their children would learn about gay marriage in schools. more >>

Kent State Hopes to Reform Sextoberfest

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 20, 2008

Organizers want it to be more than "the place where you get free condoms." more >>

On Teens and Sex: Where's the Love?

By Bernadine Healy, M.D. - Health - September 3, 2008

The risks of early sex include emotional harm as well as disease. more >>

It's Time for Sarah Palin, John McCain, and the GOP to Abstain From Abstinence-Only Education—It Doesn't Work

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - September 2, 2008

One lesson we can draw from the Palin problem—abstinence-only does not work. more >>

A Young Woman's Battle With HIV

By January W. Payne - Health - August 20, 2008

New autobiography highlights the impact of HIV/AIDS on young black women. more >>

Health Buzz: Exercise and Alzheimer’s and Other Health News

Health - July 15, 2008

Drugs for prostate cancer patients, sex education, and forecasting air quality for asthmatics more >>

Sex Ed for Parents—at the Office

By Nancy Shute - On Parenting - July 14, 2008

Workplace classes for parents seem to improve the communications. more >>

Wisconsin Cancels 'Sex Toys 101' Event

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - April 30, 2008

Was it a standard school policy or the racy fliers that doomed the lecture? more >>

Why the Pope Is Wrong About Condoms

By Deborah Kotz - Nation & World - April 10, 2008

An interview with South African Bishop Kevin Dowling, an AIDS activist. more >>

Making Condoms Part of a Partner's Proper Attire

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - March 28, 2008

A fashion-conscious new condom campaign aims to appeal to women. more >>

UMass’s Controversial Safer-Sex Brochure

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 27, 2008

It has had two student groups fighting for at least a week. more >>

How Jamie Lynn's News Can Help Sex-Educate Your Kids

By Deborah Kotz - Health - December 20, 2007

Spears's pregnancy gives parents an opportunity to broach a touchy but crucial topic. more >>