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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Talking About Love, Relationships and 'Sexy and I Know It' With Your Kids

Patch users and local experts weigh in with advice of all kinds.

Does your 8-year-old sing along with “Sexy and I Know It”? Does your 10-year-old and his friends play Tomb Raider just for the, uh, visuals? It’s easy for elementary-age children and tweens to get confusing messages about love, sex and relationships — Sunday School offers one perspective and “Glee” the opposite.  How do you help children straighten it all out? We sought advice from Patch’s Facebook army and professional experts, and browsed the web for more. The wisdom took all forms and here is the best of it. Kristin Hasbrook is a counselor at Hamilton High School in Sussex. She conducts a “Love and Logic” program that provides regular discussion on best-practice parenting techniques. “Every age and every child and every temperament and …

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Andy Ambrosius

12:28 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012

To me, this is perfect parenting. Good job.   more ›

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