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How to talk to your teens about sex

How to Talk to Your Teens About Sex

How do we talk to our kids and teens about sex? I have four kids, 2 boys and 2 girls, ranging in age from 15 to 21. I am by no means an expert. But I am a mom who is doing her best, sometimes awkwardly stumbling through hard conversations, because I love my kids and I care about the adults they are becoming. This is what motivates me to want to be the one who informs my kids about sex. Not their peers, not the media, not the culture. Here’s three suggestions to get the conversations started.