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Can't Sleep? 15 Tips You Can Try
By Connie Saindon, MA, MFCC, CTS
In animal sleep, a sloth sleeps 20 hours a day while a porpoise sleeps half a brain at a time. Birds do not sleep and rabbits and squirrels sleep 10-14 hours a day. People need a wide variation of sleep and can range from 1-10 hours a day. There is more need for sleep at birth, while as we age our sleep needs are less and lighter. Sleep problems are a common symptom for people who are more....by Beverly Johnson, Ph.D., RN
These are the words of an 83-year-old widow: "Physical satisfaction is not the only aim of sex...it is the nearness of someone throughout the lonely nights of people in their 70s and 80s. We need someone to hold, hug and confide in." A married woman age 57 said: "I believe sex is a wonderful outlet for love and physical health. It's worth trying to keep alive in advancing age... it makes one "more....My Wife and I Have Great Sex, but We Want to Try Some Different Positions
by Dr. Al Cooper and Dr. Coralie Scherer
Question: My wife and I have great sex, but we want to try some different positions that are arousing for both of us whether together or separately, do you know of any books or web sites that would give us some ideas?I hear that you and your wife have a good sexual relationship and just want to keep it hot by adding a little spice in the form of some different positions. more....
Want to Show Friends Nude Photos of Wife
by Dr. Al Cooper and Dr. Coralie Scherer
Question: I've taken some interesting nude photos of my wife over many years and I have wanted to show them to two of our best male friends. At first she didn't mind, but now has had second thoughts.Some of them are quite revealing but all look quite sexy. Does that make me weird to want to show pictures of my wife to two of my friends, more....
by Phil Rich, Ed.D., LICSW
Let's face it. We all want to be happy. We all realize, sooner or later, that outer success does not produce lasting happiness. So what does? Loving ourselves and loving others. In fact, we can only love others authentically when we love ourselves. So why is it that some people seem to feel self love easily, while others spend their lives searching in relationships or career accomplishments to more....Child Sexual Behaviors: What Is Considered "Normal" Sexual Development and Behavior?
by Phil Rich, Ed.D., LICSW
In an age when childhood sexual abuse and victimization is increasingly on our minds, it is important for parents (and other caretakers) to understand what is "normal" sexual development and behavior in children and teenagers, and which behaviors might signal that a child is a victim of sexual abuse, or acting in a sexually aggressive manner towards others.more....Lasting Too Long: Delayed Ejaculation
by Al Cooper, Ph.D. and Coralie Scherer, Ph.D.
Those numerous men having trouble getting and keeping their erections may pray for their recalcitrant member to bisect the horizon from dawn till dusk and then some. But watch for what you pray for. There is a segment of the brotherhood of men who have been there and wish they could be done with it. Men who are unable to ejaculate during intercourse or in some cases, more....The Real Truth about Crossdressing
by Ellen Sherman
Every Fall, several hundred traditional husbands, fathers and businessmen come together in Provincetown for Fantasia Fair with parties, seminars and workshops exploring the thorny issue of how to buy the right wig and hide a 5 o'clock shadow with the foundation and blush-on. Heterosexual married men from suburbia with families who cross-dress? What's going on? more....Why Do Teenagers Drink Alcohol?
by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
Why do teenagers drink alcohol? And what do they find so good about it?Teenagers, like adults, drink alcohol for many different reasons, although some of them are different for teens. Your question is on teens and so I'll restrict my answer to that population.more....
Women Who Can't Have Intercourse
by Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
Mary, age 25, has been married for one year. While she and her husband are very much in love, they share a secret they have told no one. Despite numerous attempts, they have been unable to have sexual intercourse. She has also never been able to insert a tampon or finger into her vagina. Betsey, age 32, confides in her gynecologist that while she is able to have a pelvic more....

