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By Lauren Apfel
While American parents are talking to their daughters about the risks of sex, the Dutch are talking about the joys of intimacy.
By Peggy Orenstein
Peggy Orenstein’s Girls & Sex is a deftly executed, non-judgemental cultural commentary on the complexities of female adolescent sexuality.
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What do you say when your tween comes home talking about Princess Leia porn? A modern-day parody.
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By Lauren Apfel