How should I talk to my child about homosexuality?

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How should I talk to my child about homosexuality?

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When you’re talking to your child about homosexuality, it’s really important to remember that you can’t tell by looking whether or not your child is gay. So be calm and just explain, there’s all different kinds of relationships that people have – and you can use your own relationship as an example – so for example, you can say, you know, how daddy and I met and fell in love and we have a family together. And I’m a woman and daddy is a man. Well, sometimes men meet and fall in love with other men and sometimes women meet and fall in love with other women. That’s called being gay, if you’re a man, or being a lesbian, if you’re a woman. And then talk about your values and beliefs about homosexuality with your child.

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Amy Lang, MA

Sex Education Expert

Despite her 16 years of experience as a sexual health educator, Amy Lang found herself completely tongue-tied when her four year old son had "something very important" to tell her about his penis. Shocked by her discomfort, she realized if she was struggling, other parents must be too. Amy also holds an MA in Applied Behavioral Science and her focus was in adult education and group facilitation. She decided to combine her love of sex talking and her love of working with adults and started Birds + Bees + Kids in 2006.

Amy is a three time Mom’s Choice Award winner for her book, Birds + Bees + YOUR Kids - A Guide To Sharing Your Beliefs About Sexuality, Love and Relationships and DVD, Birds + Bees + Kids - The Basics. She is also the author of the book, Say What?! The Birds + Bees for Progressive Parents - What to Say and How to Say It!

She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Magazine, Parent Map magazine and has contributed to a gazillion other publications. Sex advice guru Dan Savage says “Amy is a parent’s best friend-with-benefits when it comes to talking to kids about sex.” 

Though Birds + Bees + Kids, Amy helps parents of all beliefs have easy, open and effective conversations about sexuality, love and relationships with their kids. She offers talks, workshops, one-on-one consultations and live webcasts. Amy is also the co-founder of MamaCON - Inspiration and Tools for Modern Moms, a conference supporting the hard work of moms everywhere.

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