Teaching children about personal boundaries and body safety is a crucial aspect of parenting. Empowering your child with the knowledge to distinguish between safe and unsafe touch can protect them ...

Generally speaking, girls have vaginas. Boys have penises. I did not think this was a groundbreaking thing to teach a 4-year-old (even at 2), but it is according to her teacher, who informed me my kid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why it matters that kids learn the right terms for their body parts — including the difference between the vulva and the vagina.

SAN ANTONIO - – These days you hear the word ‘boundaries’ a lot when talking about well-being. What does that mean? Boundaries are rules or expectations you put in place that make you feel safe, ...

The statistics reported by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network are sobering: 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 20 boys will experience sexual abuse or sexual assault by the time they reach age 17. The idea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's important to use anatomical terms when discussing the body with kids. (Photo: Getty Creative stock photo) (MoMo Productions ...

Question: My 3-year-old calls his penis his "wee-wee," but my sister says he should learn the correct term for it. I think "penis" sounds too clinical, and I also don’t want him going around talking ...

Danielle Arlanda Harris receives funding from the Queensland Family and Child Commission and the Australian Research Council. Families with young children are yet again reeling after this week’s Four ...

Elizabeth Westrupp receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. She is affiliated with the Parenting and Family Research Alliance, Editor-in-Chief of Mental Health & ...

Question: My 3-year-old calls his penis his "wee-wee," but my sister says he should learn the correct term for it. I think "penis" sounds too clinical, and I also don’t want him going around talking ...