HELP FOR THE FAMILY/PARENTING -Teaching Your Child About Sex

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Explicit content is everywhere.  In her book Talk to Me First, Deborah Roffman writes that "conversations, advertisements, movies, songs, books, song lyrics, TV shows, games, billboards, and phone and computer screens [are] so laced with sexual imagery, language, and innuendo that many [teens, preteens, and even young children] must conclude, at least unconsciously, that sex must be . . .  the absolute most important thing." 

Marketing is partly to blame.  Advertisers and retailers peddle sexy clothing for children, training them from an early age to put undue emphasis on appearance.  "Marketers know about young children's vulnerabilities and they exploit them," says the book So Sexy So Soon.  "All these sexual images and products are not intended to sell children on sex" but on "shopping."

Information is not enough. Just as there is a difference between knowing how a car works and being a responsible driver,there is a difference between having knowledge about sex and using that knowledge to make wise decisions.

The bottom line. Today,more than ever,you need to help your children train the their "powers of discernment" so that they can distinguish both right and wrong." -HEBREWS 5:14.

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