by Dr. Melisa | Jul 8, 2024 | Sex + Relationships
If you haven’t told your child about sex by 4th grade, I hope you'll read this. Every year, I seem to get at least one phone call from a panic-stricken mom with a child in the third or fourth grade. It usually goes something like this (in a flustered whisper)…...
by Dr. Melisa | Aug 26, 2022 | Her Moods & Mind, Sex + Relationships
I love this time of year. Have you seen the new middle schoolers? They look so young and innocent stepping through the school doors. They enter with eyes wide open, brains like sponges, and bodies in such a goofy array of morphing sizes and shapes. Over the next...
by Dr. Melisa | Aug 15, 2022 | Sex + Relationships
Over the years, I have explained the science of reproduction and sexual intercourse to thousands & thousands of young people and their parents. I’ve heard all the questions. I’ve alleviated a lot of anxiety. I’ve eliminated a ton of confusion and reduced awkwardness....
by Dr. Melisa | Jul 6, 2022 | Sex + Relationships
In Girlology, we’ve been “preaching” that eight is a great age to explain sex since before our own children were that age. You’d think that as our kids approached eight we might have changed our minds. But actually, Dr. Trish and I decided to practice what we preach...
