How Much, How Soon? When To Talk to Your Kids About Sex

Today, over on BeliefNet, I’m sharing an abbreviated excerpt from 5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know About Their Kids and Sex, specifically on the topic of “how much, how soon?”

5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know About Their Kids and SexThis is probably one of the most common questions I get. In the full chapter, we go a lot deeper into the WHY and the HOW of each age group, starting at birth and going all the way up through adulthood, but here’s just a little bit on each age group for you!

If you haven’t already, you can download the first 28 pages of the book for free here.

Below, there’s another good chunk of 5 Things for you, for free! Enjoy!

Lots of love~

Anne

(PS – if you click over to the full article, the stock photo they use for the piece is hilariously awkward! I love it!)


When it comes to parents talking to their kids about sex, the most common question I hear again and again is when parents should start the discussion.

When’s the right time? When’s too early? Is it too late? How much do I share? When do I share? Talking to your kids about sex is not a onetime event. It is an ongoing conversation.

You’ll talk to your kids about various aspects of sexuality from the time they’re in diapers, through their elementary school and teenage years and, yes, even into adulthood.

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