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Kids, Parents and Talking about Sex

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“Mom what is Sex?” is the question that came from my son when he was just 6 years old   We were sitting in the den watching the family show “Tool Time” and all of sudden the word “sex” was mentioned in the storyline. It was like a light went off in his head and he thought hey, I have heard this word before, this would be a good time to

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The Many Roles of Grandparents

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I guess it is just the cycle of life I am in, but I am beginning to have lots of friends who are or soon will be grandparents. I had not really thought about the whole grand parenting role until recently when our office had a “grandbaby shower” for one of my co-workers.  The “grandbaby shower” was held one day after work. Mostly our female

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Are Kids Just Trying To Connect?

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For some reason the word “connection” keeps coming mind when different issues about youth are brought up. For months now I have been trying to find just the right word to describe what I feel could be the missing link to helping our youth and young people make good choices.  This past Saturday I saw a television program about gangs in Wake and Durham counties

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