So you go to your 13 year old daughter’s room at 9:00pm to say goodnight to her. Her door is cracked and you sneak a peak before you proceed. You see her put something in her mouth and chase it down with a glass of water. Concerned that she may have a headache or something you say “Sweetie, what’s wrong?” Startled, she replies “Mom, what are you doing?” You reply, “I saw you taking aspirin…do you have a headache?” You look down at the package on her nightstand, only to discover that what she took was not aspirin, it was birth control. Continue reading How Young Is Too Young For Birth Control?
Updated facts about HPV
We want to make it easy for parents to find answers to their students’ questions. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released an updated information page responding to common questions about HPV. If you or your daughter have been wondering about this disease (and its new vaccine) you can find the answers to most of your questions at the CDC website.