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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Should There Be Sex Toys in the Santa Stockings?

Most of us received minimal, awkward, or fear-based sex education. We had to learn in small, fragmented ways, like ripping open the sealed section of a Dolly magazine or attempting to find things out from our peers (who were honestly just as clueless as we were). Pleasure was rarely, if ever, discussed and our bodies were seen as problems we needed to fix or manage.
Parenting
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fromTechdirt
1 month ago

New York City Sues Instagram Rather Than Teach Kids Filters Aren't Real

New York City sued Meta, TikTok and others over social media harms, signaling failure to teach students critical thinking and media literacy about filtered images.
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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

If Young Men Say It's a Bad Idea, Believe Them

Young men's underdeveloped prefrontal cortex increases risky, impulsive behavior; heed when they call something 'a bad idea'.
Parenting
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

A Neuroscience Expert Says That "Tween Girl Drama" Is Actually Their Brain On Overload

Tween girls' brains undergo intense rewiring during puberty, and chronic nervous-system overwhelm causes behaviors like missed routines and sudden hostility needing parental regulation support.
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