TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT SEX 2
Right Age to talk to Children about Sex
Many times the question of when is it appropriate to talk to kids about sex bothers many
parents. While others insist on opening up to sex education when the child is young, some feel
that the adolescence stage is the best age to talk about sex. Subsequently, some parents tend to
keep mute on issues related to sex forcing children to learn about it in other places such as
schools and their peers. However, teaching children about sex at an early stage of their childhood
is quite important to their later life. This essay talks about the right age for parents to start talking
to their children about sex, and gives different ways that parents can help children become
responsible adults in future.
When growing up, children tend to develop a lot of curiosity surrounding sex naturally.
The interest comes after feeling and observing biological changes in their bodies or those of their
friends (Harris & Emberley, 2014). An example is when a child insists on knowing how a
pregnant woman got the child in their ‘stomach.' Talking to them at this early stage allows them
to understand themselves since children trust their parents a lot. Despite such questions being
common among these youngsters, parents should not explain so many details about the topic but
let the young child understand what he or she might need to know at that particular age.
Moreover, introducing sex education to children at a tender age is quite significant than
not talking to them at all. Although some parents argue that early knowledge about sex leads to
promiscuity, children with appropriate knowledge about sex are less likely to engage themselves
in risky sexual activities (Chirban, 2017). All a parent has to do is feed the child with right
information necessary at that stage in life and avoid giving misconceptions regarding sexual
matters.
