How to talk to your kids about the ‘Birds & the Bees’
When should you talk about sex with your child?
by Cheryl L. McKinzie, M.S., M.A., LPCI
Imagine the following:
You are in the kitchen making an after-school snack for your son and his friend. They have your iPhone. You hear noises from the iPhone that are vaguely familiar. When you take your iPhone back from your 9-year-old son, you discover that they were watching adult content on YouTube. What do you do?
Or imagine this scene:
It’s spring break, and several parents bring their kids to the office (no babysitters!), and put them around a computer in a back office. These kids range from 8 to 10. They find porn on the internet. How do you handle this?
Should these scenes be your child’s introduction to sex? What is an appropriate introduction to this oh-so-touchy topic?
