The Sex Talk by Sandra Williams

Learning about sexuality is a normal part of child development. Answering your child’s questions in an honest, age-appropriate way is the best strategy

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The questions are beginning to come up from your child. It’s inconvenient. It’s awkward. It’s uncomfortable. You know the ones – “What is that?” “How are babies born?” “What is sex?” The “birds and the bees” talk may often be made a joke on television shows, but the knowledge that children need isn’t a joke.

Sex is an important part of being human. Sex involves more than the physical act of intercourse with another person: it affects how we feel about ourselves and impacts important choices we make. And when the task is at hand to help your children understand, just the idea of that conversation can be overwhelming if you don’t understand their questions, they’ll go looking for the answers wherever they can – and often in all the wrong places.

Learning about sexuality is a normal part of child development. Answering your child’s questions in an honest, age-appropriate way is the best strategy.