Raising Boys and Girls Podcast: S4, E23 How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
Wondering how to talk to your kids about sex in today’s culture? Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with the moms behind Birds & Bees, Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson.
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Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson Interview
What is the message about sex you want your children to have? Mary Flo Ridley
Adapt your vocabulary and your words to support your family values and mission.
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What has changed in recent years about how to talk to kids about sex?
We used to tell parents to talk to their pre-teen kids about pornography.
Today, kids are stumbling upon pornography so much earlier.
Start communicating to kids as early as 3-4 years of age that there are dangers online. Megan Michelson
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What would you say to parents who didn’t grow up with a healthy interaction around this subject?
There is a better way.
Having the talk isn’t one talk. It’s an ongoing conversation.
We want to give parents the power to fill their child’s natural sponge of curiosity about sex. Mary Flo Ridley
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Conversations about sex can start when kids are young and build through the years. Megan Michelson
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Pick your pain. There might be a little pain in talking to your kids about sex. But if you don’t, you’ll experience different kinds of pain later on.
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What would you say to parents with older kids who haven’t intentionally talked to their kids about sex?
If your kids are still living with you, there’s still time to talk about sex. Later is better than never. Mary Flo Ridley
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What are the modern challenges you see in your work and vintage values you hope to instill?
Technology and social media
Pornography
Gender and Homosexuality
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Speak the truth but act in love. Mary Flo
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What do you wish was still true from your childhood?
The pace of life.
The level of intensity with activities, parties, etc.
The rhythm of work and rest. Work ended when parents came home. Now it feels like it never ends.
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What is something you loved when you were a kid?
The Carol Burnet Show
Full House
Adventures in Odyssey
Playing outside
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