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Discussing sex with your teens

  • 28-08-2020 4:59pm
    #1
    mr_fegelien
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    Do you think it's important? My parents were great but I must admit, when it came to sex/puberty, I got absolutely no information from them. They seemed ashamed of the topic as they'd change the channel when a naked person was on.

    The topic was only mentioned twice in my whole time in academic education. One class in 6th class and another in 3rd year during SPHE.

    Lucky for them I was socially awkward and never impregnated a girl but I feel this is the wrong approach. Many of my Irish friends who are the same age as me got comprehensive education from their parents about sexual protection, body anatomy, STD's, age of consent etc.. None from mine, but it's not surprising given that they're from a conservative culture (East Africa).

    In America, higher rates of pregnancy are associated in States with abstinence-only sex education than those with comprehensive education. So it seems the approach my parents use doesn't work.


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  • #2
    eviltwin
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    Why wait until they are teenagers? Age appropriate talk about sexual matters should be the norm during childhood.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    My daughter was around 8 when she started asking questions.

    I just answered them as simply as possible using age appropriate language. I did not use made up words for body parts.

    Its easy to overthink it, and over complicate it.


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