[Banned-hason]

Having “The Talk” about sex with your kids is something most parents approach with a combination of nervousness and dread. You don’t want to confuse your kids or embarrass yourself by talking about too much too soon, but don’t want to miss an opportunity to educate them either. So how do you figure out what information to give them, and when?

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[Dr. Annalise Halstead]

What I have found during my years of teaching is that many parents do not talk to their children about sex until something happens -- STI/STD's, pregnancies, etc.

The main problem is the perception society has about sex -- that it's dirty and must be hidden until marriage. This is not the correct message.

What I suggest to the parents I counsel about talking to their children about sex is for the parent to be comfortable with the whole notion of sex themselves. Many times the parents I counsel have many hang ups and these unhealthy attitudes are passed on to the children.

Talking to your child does not have to be scary and you have done a great job emphasizing this in your piece. Great job!

[Ambit_Energy]

And with this is rally hard especially that I am a dad to talk about sex with my daughter which is a 13 y.o.

[afairfield]

I'm not sure if this topic has been explored on here yet but we're still talking about it quite a bit. As some of you may know the FDA was set to approve emergency contraception (prevents pregnancy - not an abortion pill) without a prescription so teens who have had unprotected sex could access it and prevent becoming pregnant. The FDA's decision was overruled by Secretary Sebelius, the head of Health and Human Services. Anyway, if you're not familiar with it, there's more much more information here: www.facebook.com/MyTeenKnows. Very helpful.