Having the sex talk with kids

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It´s really important for parents to talk to their kids about sex for a couple of different reasons. There are the obvious reasons like we don´t want our kids to get pregnant when they are teenagers. We certainly don´t want them getting STDs or HIV. But there are other deeper reasons and I think these reasons are more important and they kind of get overlooked. I believe that sexuality is core to being a human being. So we pay lots of attention to our kids´ academics and we focus on their spirituality and their emotional lives and their social relationships. We make sure they are exercising and that they get good sleep and eat good food. And when it comes to their sexuality, who they are as a sexual being, their private parts, what sex means, dating, relationships, we tend to sort of set that aside and not pay attention to it. So I believe talking to kids about sex and sexuality is core to growing whole, happy, healthy adults and that´s what we are really doing as parents is we are growing adults. We are not growing kids.

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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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