When To Teach Your Child About Sex

When To Teach Your Child About Sex

Sex education is one topic that several parents shy away from. Most especially here in Africa, it is regarded as a taboo to talk about sex to your child at a very tender age. So the big question arises, when should a parent talk about sex to his/her child?

The issue of sex is something that is of utmost importance, most especially in the society where we reside now. It has been the order of the day as several sex predators zoom the street and schools of your wards. Unknowingly for you, that family member or worker may the sex predator that the family does not know about. Is there a way out towards that regard?

From the tender age of talking to your child, little efforts can be taken to explain what sex is and where are private to your child. When reading those bedtime stories, have pet talks with your children on where can be private to them. This time little understanding of the major body parts can be explained to them.

For example, the head is used to do this, and now when you get to the pennis, you can explain that is one very private part that no one should touch or play with including me your mum or your parents.

When this simple knowledge is passed across, the child can, however, know that is a no-go area for his/her parents and also for outsiders. At that point of bathing, you would explain how he should wash and take care of it. You give him the opportunity to take care of it himself. As he/she grows, the bigger talks of the functions of the private parts can be explained in more details.

At a more grown age then, you can have practice sections on what to say when he faces a sexual predator. Never delay in helping your child today as you should save yourself the headaches and also the child the pains that come from sexual predators.

SOURCE:https://allroundparent.com/2017/10/30/when-to-teach-your-child-about-sex-3/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost