The National Child Traumatic Stress Network recently updated their Child Sexual Abuse Fact Sheet - For Parents, Teachers, and Other Caregivers. It provides an overview of symptoms, disclosure, myths and facts, and safety education.Myths and Facts Myth: Child sexual abuse is a rare

Sex sells. Sex sells vacations, music, perfume, clothing, even salad dressing with both covert and overt sexual messages. Sex also sells products that will supposedly help us become sexier, such as exercise equipment. Even the medical community tries to offer us ways to be sexier and maybe have

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Intimacy can be defined in many ways. But if you’re a dude, your brain probably went exactly where mine would have; the nape of a neck, the curve of a breast, or… Sorry, where was I? Truth is, intimacy isn’t what happens between the sheets. Intimacy means fostering a warm, friendly, informal

Kara lives in a small town in Indiana. She is the editor of Simple Kids. You can also find her writing about creative living at K.Elizabeth Fleck. This week my husband Christopher and I are celebrating lucky anniversary number 13.  If you had told me on our wedding day about the things we would