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Family Conversations: Talking about Healthy Sexuality
Family Conversations: Talking about Healthy Sexuality
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How do Heavenly Father and the Spirit help you teach?
The Spirit will help you recognize each child's needs.
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How do I focus on a gospel view of sexuality?
The world views sex as selfish and narcissistic. Sexual relations should be enjoyed in a healthy marriage relationship. People don't just need to enter marriage pure; they need to enter prepared.
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How do I focus on the positive aspects of healthy sexuality?
Sometimes we focus on the negative aspects of sexuality. Need to prepare children for healthy sexuality.
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How do you break the ice when talking with children about intimacy?
Tie these conversations about intimacy into life events. Always be looking for appropriate opportunities to bring it up.
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How do you know when it’s a good teaching moment?
We need to do as much as possible to be available to our children. The best moments for teaching aren’t always the most convenient.
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How do you prepare youth for healthy sexual relations in marriage?
The scriptures often refer to sexual relations as "they knew someone." Social skills need to be developed in sex education to really get to know someone.
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How often do I have to talk to my children about healthy sexual intimacy?
Lessons about sexual intimacy should be layered from little children until dating and marriage. It shouldn't be a onetime event.
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Is there help for me to teach my children?
You're not alone. There are a lot of great resources to help you teach. When you are teaching truth, the Spirit does help you.
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Should I be open about what I teach my children?
Children appreciate you being honest and open about intimacy.
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Should parents just talk about the physical aspect of healthy sexuality?
Parents need to focus on the emotional and relational side of sexuality in preparation for a strong marriage. Chastity does not end in marriage. Teach children why sex means so much more in a healthy marriage relationship.
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What are some things not to do when teaching children about sex?
We don't want children to feel like they're bringing up something we don't discuss or we don't talk about. Be encouraging and invite. Let them know that mistakes are a part of life, but teach them about the Atonement.
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What if I feel overwhelmed about teaching my children about intimacy?
Making this a priority will help you with a lot of other aspects of teaching. It will improve your relationship so that they'll come to you for questions with hard things.
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What if I get discouraged?
Call upon Heavenly Father to help those messages stick with your children when you're not with them. Focus on progression, not perfection.
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What if talking about sexual intimacy makes me uncomfortable?
It's worth the discomfort to talk to children about sexual intimacy. If we don't, someone else will.
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What should I share with my children?
Share your own experiences and let your children see a healthy relationship.
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What’s the best thing parents can do to protect children from negative sexual influences?
Start teaching children young about healthy sexuality in a layered fashion. Teach it plainly and boldly. It needs to be done. Children are getting too few gospel messages and too many negative worldly messages.
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What’s the difference between the world and the gospel about sexuality?
The world emphasizes sex as just a physical experience. The gospel teaches, if in within the proper bounds of marriage, it's a unifying of the body and the spirit.
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Why should parents talk to their children about sexual intimacy?
Children and youth receive so many toxic and distorted messages about sexual intimacy. The home is the ideal place to teach them. It's up to parents to teach them plainly and boldly.
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Why should you start teaching about intimacy early?
Starting as a toddler is a great way to prevent sexual abuse. A great way to start with young children is to talk about the differences between boys and girls.
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