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So how much information is enough? How do you know when you have gone far enough? There’s no doubt that it’s a sensitive balance. Some parents are over-protective, worried that the child will be distressed when in fact it’s the parent who is distressed. You don’t feel comfortable with the subject, so your anxiety is projected onto the child. It’s important to point out here that if a child seems inordinately distressed by the subject, for no apparent reason, it’s worthwhile considering whether they might have suffered some sort of unpleasant or traumatic experience of a sexual nature that you don’t know about. Sadly, sexual abuse of children is too common to ignore that possibility.

Each person’s comfort zone will be different when it comes to sex. Working out what you are and are not comfortable with (and why) is an integral part of accepting your own sexuality. If a parent finds it simply too difficult to deal with the issue, there are things you can do to make it easier, like reading up on the subject to prepare yourself. It may help to ask for assistance from another trusted adult who you know to be sensible and well-informed. That’s not to say that you just abdicate the responsibility, but rather enlist the help of that close friend or relative … maybe to sit in on a few conversations to get the ball rolling. If you check out the local bookstore or library you will find a book, with explanations and diagrams, that will help too.

Is it possible to give a child too much information? Is there a point where sex education becomes abusive? Child psychiatrists tell us that this can happen when the words are being said more for the benefit of the adult than the child — ‘You have to listen to this because I don’t want you to go through what I had to go through!’; when the information is forced upon them at a time when the child is clearly not interested; when the child is distressed by what they are hearing and your explanations don’t settle them.

It’s easy to tell when a child has lost interest in a subject. They haven’t yet learnt the adult social skill of appearing to be fascinated by a conversation while their mind goes over the shopping list. They generally won’t tell you that they’re upset but they will certainly let you know if they’re bored. There are signs that the attention span has reached its limit. Have they fallen silent? Are they staring off into the distance? Have they tried to change the subject? Have they said ‘This is boring!’? Has it become a one-way lecture?

If the answer is ‘yes’, then it’s time to stop and wait until another opportunity arises. There’s plenty of time.

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One of the things they taught me in medical school is that when you explain a diagnosis or a treatment to patients, it helps to check what they understood because the stakes can be high if the wires get crossed. So I say things like, ‘Mrs. Johnson, tell me what you have understood about the results of your tests. Now just let’s go over which pills you take in the morning, and which ones you take after dinner at night? Do you have any other questions?’ More often than not there is a glitsch somewhere along the line. Double checking makes the difference between confusion and control.

Recently, I visited a kindergarten to have a chat with some children about how babies are made. I think we all learnt something from the experience. There was one little girl whose mother was very pregnant. I asked her to tell me how babies are made. ‘Easy, silly!’ she began. ‘Well, an egg and a sperm mix together and they grow in the mummy’s tummy. Then the baby comes out of the mummy’s tummy into a hospital and into a pram.’ So far so good. ‘So where does the sperm come from?’ Not a moment’s hesitation. ‘From the daddy’s penis.’ ‘Very good! Now, where does the egg come from?’ ‘Ummm. From a chicken I think!’ Looks like this is where we lose the plot.

No matter how carefully you have explained things to a child, they’ll only take a certain amount on board, and how the egg and sperm story is actually translated in their minds is anyone’s guess. I’m reminded of a picnic one summer when a friend’s child asked me to join in an ‘egg and sperm race’. Sounded like fun, but I assured her a spoon was what she was after.

If you talk to a child about any difficult concept, get them to explain back to you in their own words what you have just explained to them. This is a great safeguard against confusion. You can immediately pick up any misconceptions they may have formed, and then you’re completing the circle of true communication.

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Cause

A stye is a small pimple which forms at the base of an eyelash due to infection from a germ.

Clinical features

A stye looks like a small, red lump, at the base of an eyelash, usually on the lower lid. It can cause swelling of the surrounding lid and be quite painful.

Treatment

Bathing the eye for 10 minutes several times a day, with cotton wool soaked in warm water, may help the stye to come to a head, and the pus to discharge. Do not try to squeeze a stye as it usually drains by itself. If it does not disappear within a few days, see your doctor.

Antibiotic ointments are rarely prescribed for treatment of a stye, unless it is a recurrent problem. Make sure that your child (and everyone else in the family) washes hands frequently to avoid spreading the infection. Use a separate towel for your child.

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This is impossible. You want me to just talk about sex and tell my

parents about this. Are you crazy? They are from another world.

They would die if I really told them what is going on out there.

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY

What makes them upset is not being told or not feeling able to talk with you about these things. You know what? Your parents have had more sex than you have. Yes. I know you may find that hard to believe, but your parents have had and do have sex. They love each other. There is nothing absolutely nothing, you cannot tell your Parents. It is very, very sad that young people are out there in large numbers fumbling around trying to learn sex on their own, or pre-tending they’ve already learned it, when they have parents to talk to and from whom they could learn. And one more thing. You don’t have to start out by telling them anything. Ask them things. Ask about their feelings, about their sexuality. Fair is fair. They’ll tell you theirs if you’ll tell them yours. You don’t have to talk about what you do or they do, but talk about feelings and values and beliefs and specifics about what can, cannot, and sometimes should not be done. Go ahead. Make their day. Ask them a good, strong question you think they can’t handle.

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Based on my interviews with the thousand men, their wives, and thousands of other interviews by myself and my staff, I offer twelve types of sexual husband. Remember, we all have elements of all these types, because they are not types at all but really behaviors, ways of being sexual sometimes. There is no need for more labels in the field of sexuality, so place the emphasis on the “fun” of these categories.

1. The Helper

Nobody gives her what I give her. I make her a princess.

HUSBAND

This is the husband who feels that he must assist his wife to sexual fulfillment. His daily activities, gifts he provides, things he does for his wife, and his behavior in bed are “help” rather than “share”-oriented. This husband attempts to live up to his perceptions of his wife’s expectations, which perceptions, by the way, are usually not accurate.

2. The Hounder

If I keep it on her mind, focused, bring it to her attention, we will have sex. I have to keep the ball rolling.

HUSBAND

This is a husband who oversexualizes everything. He comments about sex on television, in books, in the newspaper, purchases every source of erotica he can find. He has an extensive collection of pornography and may bring home X-rated videotapes or films to “turn her on.” There may be a secret pornography collection that the wife knows little about. Wives might want to look in the tool area of the basement under the wrenches. They may be surprised at what they find.

3.    The Heel

She’s not passionate. She tries, but she is of the fifties and I am of the eighties. That’s why I have to have a little modern sex on the side.

HUSBAND

This is a male who criticizes his wife sexually, while at the same time seeking his sexual fulfillment outside his marriage. He may defend his extramarital sex by blaming the wife for failing him sexually, when actually he has neglected the intimate dimension of his marriage for some time. Men and women who look outside the marriage have usually not looked long or deep enough inside the marriage or themselves.

4.    The Hermit

I just don’t think much about it. I run every day in the morning and sometimes at night. I am in training for the marathon. Sex isn’t everything. We’re partners. She doesn’t mind. She keeps me in carbohydrates and Coke. You know how running is. It takes your full attention.

HUSBAND

This husband has withdrawn from sex with his wife completely. While the wife may blame herself for this, actually the husband has neglected intimacy in the marriage and may be having an affair, not with another woman but with work, golf, or the television. Sex is very low on this man’s priority list, and so is the marriage. The wife may feel that she is just living in the same house with this man, not sharing a life with him.

5.    The Hero

I give her anything she wants. I really set her up. She wants for nothing. I kill all bugs, paint all ceilings, and am able to leap all of her problems in a single bound.

HUSBAND

p. Scott Fitzgerald once stated, “Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” This is the man who seeks to establish sexual IOUs by contributing a house, child care, money, status, a car, or anything else he feels will earn him his sexual due.

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Oxygen therapies use oxygen in various forms (ozone for example) to assist the body in the healing process. Their indisputable effectiveness comes from the fact, that oxygen is a key substance used by our body in the detoxification process. The rate of detoxification can be greatly increased, if the body has an excess of oxygen available to it. Selected safe and very effective techniques of oxygen therapy are listed below. Note, that breathing pure oxygen is NOT listed as the effective therapy. It is not the quantity of oxygen, which is the most important. Most effective healing techniques use minute quantities of active atomic oxygen, in concentrations occurring naturally in spring water and the air in the mountains.

Enema. This was described in detail in a separate section earlier on- in this book. Adding minute quantities of hydrogen peroxide to the pure water used for an enema, delivers small quantities of oxygen directly to excreting organs, helping them to work better. Never exceed the concentration of 1 drop of (30%) hydrogen peroxide per 2 litres of water for your enema. Your safety and comfort are most important. If in doubt, use much less. Do not use hydrogen peroxide sold in pharmacies for external use only. It contains so called “stabilisers” which may be toxic. Use only “analytical” or “food” grade hydrogen peroxide.

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The incubation period varies from two to 10 days, usually depending on the virus. The onset is sudden with aches and pains, a temperature and headache. Photophobia or dislike of light is a common symptom.

The diagnosis is suspected because of the presence of a stiff neck or back. The doctor finds that when he moves the patient the head cannot be bent forward for the chin to rest on the chest.

This sign may be present as a result of irritation of the meninges from some other infection without direct involvement of the brain coverings themselves.

If the diagnosis is suspected then it can be confirmed by carrying out a procedure known as a lumbar puncture. A needle is inserted into the lower back penetrating between the spines or projections of the vertebrae to enter the spinal canal.

The cerebrospinal fluid is withdrawn and examined under the microscope. This enables the doctor to tell the difference between a bacterial or viral infection.

Bacterial infections must be treated with ahtibiotics but for a viral infection there is no treatment.

Fortunately most cases subside within a week and all the patient requires is aspirin or paracetamol to relieve the temperature.

Often the headache is severe and unresponsive to strong analgesics. Occasionally some muscle weakness or paralysis may occur during the course of the illness. Fortunately most cases recover.

Occasionally the infection may spread beyond the coverings to involve the brain itself. This is an encephalitis. If this happens the person is sicker and more likely to develop a complication.

There is no vaccine available for prevention and its development is unlikely because of the generally benign nature of the disorder and the many different viruses which are likely to cause it.

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The situation has changed and there is now adequate scientific information to indicate that cannabis use can be dangerous and can lead to problems the same as alcohol and tobacco.

I know of no reputable medical association which supports the legalisation of this drug or which advocates its wider use.

The community has a vested interest in the health of its members and therefore has a right to consider the benefits and abuses to society as well as to the individual when considering both drug use and abuse.

Wise men have been advocating moderation in the use of alcohol for at least 3000 years, perhaps longer. Yet the level of alcohol abuse is increasing in Australia.

Can we afford another problem?

Because, like alcohol, it releases inhibitions, cannabis is often said to enhance sexual pleasure. It may do so in the early stages but regular use leads to apathy in this field of human activity as in the other areas and sexual desire and activity decline with regular use.

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