We’ve talked to hundreds of moms, and we know how difficult it can be to practice sex positive parenting. It can be uncomfortable to talk to our children about things deemed to be awkward, taboo, or that we didn’t have the experience of discussing openly in our own childhood. Some parents feel u... View Post

It’s the big elephant in the room of parenting topics: child sexual exploitation and abuse. The worst form of violence against children, it’s no surprise parents have difficulty addressing it. The statistics are so horrifying, we don’t want to believe them. Child sexual exploitation and abuse st... View Post

"Dear My Little Yoni, I recently asked my second-grade son about crushes in his class. He told me about a few of his classmate crushes, including his own, and he also made it clear that there were some he couldn’t tell me about because he had been sworn to secrecy. I respected his secrets and di... View Post

As we enter 2023 with intentions around health, let's not forget the 13,000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the United States. Nearly 80 million Americans – roughly half of whom are women – are infected with HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer. This disease, although dead... View Post

We want to reframe sex education from “the talk” to recognizing that sex education conversations are a series that happen over many years. Each conversation is an opportunity to establish trust with your children. The nature of conversations changes as children grow up.This is a fantastic chat we... View Post

Many parents wouldn’t think twice about changing their clothes in front of their baby or toddler. But is it still appropriate as kids get older? At that point, the question of whether it’s OK for kids to see parents naked at home can be a delicate one. Parents often find themselves asking this v... View Post

When it comes to gender, ideas about what it means to be a girl or a boy are everywhere, and these ideas have a big influence on your kid. Learn how to teach your kid that their gender doesn’t limit them. This International Pronouns Day is a great way to educate your kids on gender identity. Emp... View Post

Even though masturbating in childhood is normal and age-appropriate, seeing your kid masturbating can be confusing to know how to handle it as a parent.    Developmental experts and child educators agree - child masturbation is normal and age-appropriate behaviour. What’s unnatural is not mastur... View Post