Sex-Positive Parenting & How To Have “The Talk” With Your Kids

We don't want them to cringe too hard

Jul 08, 2022

THE MORE YOU KNOW Sex-Positive Parenting & How To Have "The Talk" With Your Kids   At some point, you've gotta do it: deliver "the talk." And it's a tricky balancing act to give them the information they need and encourage the right level of caution without permanently warping their attitudes toward sex (or causing them to cringe so hard they pull a muscle). So how do you navigate it?  Today, Arielle Tschinkel tackles this tricky topic, with the help of a clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist. Let's start with the fact that you don't want to cram it all into one big scary birds-and-bees talk when they're 16, partly because there's a decent chance you'd be shutting the barn door after the horse has already gotten out. Read on for some best practices. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor    read more

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