Having the Sex Talk with Your Child

There is a new way of thinking when it comes to having "the talk" with your child. The feeling now is that you should begin laying ground work at a very young age and keep adding information as your child matures. After hearing this, I began thinking that this really isn't a new way of doing things, but just an added twist to the old way. Our parents taught us the names of our body parts, and their uses at a very young age also. What they didn't do is break up the main talk into doable chunks. Breaking the big talk into smaller chunks that are age appropriate may take away some of the uncomfortable feelings that we get when thinking about talking to our children about sex. It may also eliminate some of the confusion our children experience when they are given a lot of new information. In addition, they may not feel as embarrased when you are talking about sex, if it is something that you have been talking about for most of their lives.