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Do Christians Still Think Sex is Bad? The Contagion Theory of Sexuality

by Keith Gregoire | Apr 19, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Sheila here for a moment. The whole time I was writing The Great Sex Rescue, and combing through the materials for terrible quotes, and becoming quite upset about how awful some of them were, Keith took it all in stride. He kept saying, “yes, Sheila, but the...

Can We Talk about How Porn and Emotional Immaturity Are Related?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Nov 27, 2020 | Pornography

When we think of porn, we tend to think “sin”. (It’s Sheila introducing this post, but I’m going to put Rebecca as the author since most of these are her words below!) When it comes to porn, what if there’s more going on than just...

Parents: Let’s Not Add Creepy Sexual Messages to Your Daughter’s First Period

by Katie Emmerson | Aug 21, 2020 | Parenting Teenagers

Your daughter’s first period is not the time to warn her about being sexually promiscuous. Let me repeat that: Just because your daughter can get pregnant now does not mean that you should launch into a talk about not fooling around with boys on the day that she...

What We Learned Making the Boy’s Version of The Whole Story

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Oct 29, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers

As of midnight tonight, The Whole Story for Boys will officially launch! This whole past week we’ve been celebrating the pre-launch period with a great sale (including the ability to make up the difference if you’ve already bought one version of the course...

What Do You Do if Your Young Child Masturbates?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 25, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers

Catching your child touching himself or herself when they’re really young can be a difficult one for parents. And it’s something that we often freak out about. What if they’re growing into sex addicts? I get so many questions about how to handle a...

Day Two: What Emotions Do You Associate with Puberty?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 23, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers

We’re spending a week getting honest with ourselves about how we feel about sex and puberty–so that we can make we don’t pass on sexual shame! Being able to talk to your kids about sex without giving them the message that they should be ashamed of...