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Aladdin Sane · 10-04-2008, 03:19 PM

I have a 14 year old son and a 10 year old daughter.
I think the problem arises when the topic of sex is avoided until children reach a certain age. Then comes the awkward moment of the big talk with your 12 year old. The problem with that approach is twofold. One, your 12 year old has already obtained lots of (mis)information about sex and you've been absent when she needed to ask questions and get straight answers. Two, treating sex as a special topic makes it forbidden and/or mysterious. Sexuality is something that we have taught by making it part of life. It is not a topic that is set aside and only discussed at a certain point. When a teaching moment presents itself, I jump in and make the best of it. My wife and I are very open about it. It's the same with nudity. It's part of life. So my children have known about sex their whole lives.

I do not view sex as a subject to be taught to my children by strangers. It is my job and my job alone.

10-04-2008, 03:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aladdin Sane Degenerate Location: San Marvelous	I have a 14 year old son and a 10 year old daughter. I think the problem arises when the topic of sex is avoided until children reach a certain age. Then comes the awkward moment of the big talk with your 12 year old. The problem with that approach is twofold. One, your 12 year old has already obtained lots of (mis)information about sex and you've been absent when she needed to ask questions and get straight answers. Two, treating sex as a special topic makes it forbidden and/or mysterious. Sexuality is something that we have taught by making it part of life. It is not a topic that is set aside and only discussed at a certain point. When a teaching moment presents itself, I jump in and make the best of it. My wife and I are very open about it. It's the same with nudity. It's part of life. So my children have known about sex their whole lives. I do not view sex as a subject to be taught to my children by strangers. It is my job and my job alone. __________________ Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. Last edited by Aladdin Sane; 10-05-2008 at 08:44 AM..