Most years, the most controversial thing about the Superbowl are the ads (or perhaps a wardrobe malfunction) so in a way this year is nothing new. But unlike most previous years, where the controversy surrounds the overt sexuality of the ads, this year it's the opposite: This year's controversial Superbowl ad advocates celebration of family and life. Tim...

For some people, getting pregnant is the easiest thing in the world. It happens to teens who are not ready, it happens for some couples just weeks after the wedding.  Pregnancy, it seems,  is one of the those things we’re supposed to be able to do.  Graduate, get married, have a baby – it’s a pretty common experience.  I think we forget...

I am 25 years old. I am worrying about sex with my boyfriend. He doesn't like to use condoms and persuades me that it is safe if we just interrupt sex, but I am always afraid of pregnancy. Maybe I can calculate my safe days before or after menstruation? After sex I cannot get to sleep and I still feel very excited because he is near me. I feel very...

The word "adoption" stirs up strong emotions. For some the word represents the fulfillment of a life long dream.  For others, it speaks of one of the hardest choices of all.   Julie Stobbe, founder of adoption awareness group Act of Life, has this to say about her own experience with adoption: "Through the years my birth mother had become my...

Facing the unexpected? Don't do it alone, talk to a confidential email mentor. It’s been several years now, but I can still clearly picture the day I found out my teenage daughter was pregnant. I remember her standing in the kitchen saying, “Mom, embrace it!” My initial response to Amber’s words were, “Yeah, right, that’s easy for...