I believe it’s never too early to teach our children about sex. In fact, I believe the school sex ed program should be introduced to our kids way before Grade 5 (as it is here in Queensland, Australia) and it needs an epic overhaul so it can expand its teachings beyond sexual health and sexual anatomy. I also believe that a lot more sex education needs to be happening at home and it needs to be a whole lot more than “the talk”.
My daughter is turning ten this year and sex is {already} a very normal part of our everyday conversations. This openness began when my marriage ended and I started a same-sex relationship. There were lots of conversations about LOVE and over time these conversations are filtered more and more into SEX and DESIRE.
With that said, I’ve noticed that I’ve been teaching my daughter about sex long before the conversations ever began. So if you’re a parent who desires your kids to grow up having a healthy relationship with their sexuality then this episode is for you. Tune in to learn 3 ways you can start teaching your kids about sex (without having to talk about sex).
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Now it’s over to you. How do you teach your children about sex without talking about it? Which of these teachings is your favourite? Leave a comment below. I’d love to hear from you.
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This doesn’t really fit the theme of ‘not talking about it’ but the other week I heard my son groaning as he walked past our bedroom one morning. After breaky I sat down with him and empathised that I hated hearning my parents have sex when I was a kid too… And then I explained that the time my husband and I spend together is a really positive thing. It may not be fun to overhear on the odd occasion as a kid but it’s a whole lot better than listening to arguing and whitnessing a relationship where your parents don’t love each other. Poor kid, basically I told him that us having sex was a positive for all of us and that he should be grateful :)
TRUE has wonderful sexuality education that starts in grade 1. Unfortunately is is fee for service and many schools do not wish to pay for it.
The QLD curriculum has content for all year levels and ocen the national one comes in we will hopefully see better sex ed for children of all ages.