MASH — Michigan Association for Sexual Health

Resources for Parents

Articles | Books | Websites

Articles

• At least a fifth of the nation’s teens — and a third of young adults, ages 20-26 — have “sexted” or text-messaged racy images of themselves or others, via cell phone or online, according to a 2008 survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teenage and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com. Read the full article here.

Books

• Sex, Love, and You - Dr. Thomas Lickona

• The Invisible Bond - Barbara Wilson

• Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student - MD Anonymous

• Prude: How the Sex Obsessed Culture Damages Girls - Carol Platt Leibau

• Before You Live Together - David Gudgel

• Epidemic - Dr. Meg Meeker

• Sex and the Soul of a Woman - Paula Rinehart

• Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both - Laura Sessions Stepp

• Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It’s Not Bad to Be Good - Wendy Shalit

• Pornified: How Pronography Is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, And Our Families - Pamela Paul

• The Case For Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier, And Better off Financially - Linda J. Waite and Maggie Gallagher

Websites:

• The Medical Institute (accurate and trusthworthy information by medical professionals) - www.medicalinstitute.com

• Illusions Program (damaging effects of porn and how our kids are being targeted) - www.illusionsprogram.net

• Standupgirl.com

• sexrespect.com

• slcwebsite.com (Sex, Love, and Choices)

• Awareprogram.net

• Lyrics.com (find out the lyrics to what kids are listening to!)

• NotMeNotNow.org

• we-matter.com

• justwait.com

• www.4parents.gov/

• www.concernedparents.com