Talking to Your Kids About Love

I was very uncomfortable talking to my kids about sex and relationships, but I fell like it had to be done. At least now, they can go into a relationship knowing what's right and what's wrong. As with most teens they listen to the lyrics of songs that call women bad names and have sexual invitations. There were times when my child got text messages from friends that had sexual content. It all over the television and at the movie theatre.

Using the media as examples is definitely a good place to start. There is so much out there to grab from. One of my favorites is the Maury show. "Who is my baby's Daddy?", is usually the topic. It's important to be monogamous in sexual relationships, as well as the protection. They see the effects that it has on there women and teens when the men deny paternity and call them names, all the men cared about was the sex. That's why it is so important to teach our kids to wait on sex until they are married or at least an adult. Be in love with your partner and they in with you. Then, any problems that come, you can face them together as mature adults.

It used to be that talking about sex was geared to only females, but today it is necessary to include both sexes. Girls are not the only ones responsible for keeping it safe or the effects of not keeping it safe. Boys need to know that responsibility is a 2-way street.

A lot of teens are saying that their parents have the most influence over their decisions concerning sex, says the National campaign to prevent teen end unwanted pregnancy. As long as parents don't step up and take a stand, they are going to go elsewhere for information. It's usually going to be the wrong information.

If you need help talking to your kids about sex an relationships , you can try such sources as talkingwithyourkids.org and teenpregnancy.org. There are also printed material out there like, From Diapers to Dating: A Parents Guide to Raising Sexually HealthyChildren, and Third Base Ain't What It Used To Be. If our children get the right information, they will make good choices. We have to believe in our kids so they can believe in themselves.

source: www.familycircle.com