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Gender stereotyping is not just everybody’s problem, it’s a problem for everybody, and that includes for men.

Some of our favorite resources for parents to help them do their best with sex, gender, consent and sexuality in their parenting.

If you take nothing else away from Scarleteen Confidential, we feel these five things are the real guiding principles when it comes to parenting well.

Young people sometimes feel uncomfortable talking with parents and guardians about contraception.

In this series we pass on our insight including what we observe and learn from working with young people to parents, guardians and other supportive adults.

Our societies are chock-full of norms and ideals of beauty that shape how we feel about our bodies, and we all run up against them eventually.

What do you do when you don’t like your kid’s new partner?

Feeling ashamed about sex or sexuality? Here are some steps to help you get started on turning that around so you can learn to love, not revile, your sexual self.

How do you navigate a relationship when one or both partners are dealing with pain?

How do you support a teen as they recover from sexual assault?