Dime Store Bear I suppose I’m showing my age by calling them ‘Dime Stores’, but when I was a kid, that was the place you went to wander around and look at stuff you probably didn’t need. It probably had other stuff in it too, stuff that grownups needed, but as a kid that...
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Perhaps parents are not too ecstatic about their teenager starting to date. It is something that can cause much anxiety for a mother who would be up all night, wondering or worried. Even if you wish the time your teenager will never have to date, it will happen. The only sane thing to do...
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This is probably the best radio show I’ve done in the last year. I recruited three 19 to 22 year old college girls (sorry no boys responded!) to speak on the topic of teen sexuality and dating, and wow did they. There is no morning better spent than one in which we talk openly...
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Dr. Wes: One of the hottest topics in my media interviews on parenting this year has been “is my teen having sex?” Apparently teen sex creates an a lot more mystery for parents, which always baffles me. Here’s what we know: 47% of high school students have had sexual intercourse, and 35% report being...
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Dr. Wes: In July I posted an article on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FamilyPsychologicalServices) in which Keir Starmer, the top British prosecutor suggests that teenage relationships are now more violent due to the prevalence of Internet pornography. He cites research showing “that exploitation and violence in teenage relationships are more common than previously thought” and that “physical,...
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Here is a question for you: do you remember when being a geek was a bad thing? I know I sure do, being that I was one my entire childhood. The “cool” kids didn’t play video games or like science fiction. They didn’t dream of taking the ring to Mordor or being a Jedi....
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Dr. Wes: I’m often asked how different dating is today than it was in the eighties or nineties. I usually reply “very.” By that I mean that kids just don’t couple these days like they used to. I may sound like I’m waxing philosophic about those good old days of yore that always end...
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Dear Dr. Wes & Miranda: My 14-year-old son texted some pictures to his girlfriend of him not wearing a shirt. She sent some back in just a camisole. Neither one was completely nude, so we know this isn’t as bad as what some kids are doing now days. We’ve talked to him about this...
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