Kissing scenes in movies are “a great opportunity to talk about values around sex, normative feelings of desire and arousal, as well as how to teach about boundaries”

When you let kids watch violent scenes in a movie, but run to turn off the TV if there is a kissing scene, you send a negative message. Who was kissing and what was the context? This is a great opportunity to talk about values around sex, normative feelings of desire and arousal, as well as how to teach about boundaries.

Talli Rosenbaum, “Ten Tips for Raising Sexually Healthy Orthodox Daughters”, The Times of Israel (6 May 2014) [http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/10-tips-to-raising-sexually-healthy-orthodox-daughters]