Sex Ed
If you need help speaking to your kids about sex, we also offer help and assistance with bringing them the information for you to appropriately have these tough conversations. Helping them better understand themselves and understand the importance of safe sex. Just in the last few years, Sex Education in schools have changed drastically making it even more important than ever for parents to have The Talk with their children at home, so they won’t fall under the misinformed category. We’re leaving one of the most crucial conversations we will ever have in the hands of teachers, who have more than enough on their plates, without adding the stress of the The Talk.
“In all my sex ed classes taken they have always been awkward, for both teacher and all the students. All the students would get lost in confusion due to how the teacher would stumble about the topic of sex. The teacher was more nervous than the students. The teacher never ask if the students have questions and when students do have questions they cannot be answered.” My daughter Zeniya, 16 yrs. old
Here a few reasons why my oldest daughter, Taty 21 yrs. old, wanted me to teach her sex education compared to her teacher when she was in high school:
- You’re going to be up front about it all.
- You’re knowledgeable about it (sex), not because you’ve been having sex but because you literally are a sexpert.
- You would be very fun and actually not make it so awkward.
- You’re my mom and I love you and believe everything you tell me.
- You’re easy to come to…(now) but then it was very scary because you were my mom.
Unfortunately, children ask sex questions in the least most opportune time leaving parents stumbling for the words to say. Or maybe you fall in the category of sex belongs behind closed doors, that a lot of parents fall into. When the parents are well informed, the children will be well informed as a by-product. Sol Gordon, PhD, says it best in his article, “Why Sex Education Also Belongs in the Home.”
“In my professional experience, I find that parents are very often “out of touch” with their own feelings. Such talks can make them aware of their own “selves,” and more open to their partner’s needs. At times parents have simply forgotten that before they were parents they were lovers. Taking on the responsibility of parenthood shouldn’t lessen one’s sexuality or love for each other. Through these open talks, as each partner becomes aware of and confident about his or her own needs and desires, parents will become better prepared to deal with their child’s developing sexuality.
In addition to increasing their own sensitivity to sexual feelings, parents often need to brush up on some basic facts. For openers, accurate knowledge about masturbation, intercourse, birth control, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is essential for parents who want to develop guidelines for children.Lastly, parents must talk about sex. Those who are uncomfortable hearing or speaking sexual words can practice them—alone, with their partner, or in conversations with a friend or trusted counselor—until they feel natural and comfortable. This is important because children are sensitive to the emotional value parents give to certain words or may pick up what their parents feel rather than what their parents say.”
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Resource Link: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/166?task=view