{"id":188,"date":"2011-01-13T17:29:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T22:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askandy.fbclafayette.org\/?p=188"},"modified":"2014-07-25T13:41:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T17:41:27","slug":"why-should-i-talk-to-my-teen-about-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/4twelve\/why-should-i-talk-to-my-teen-about-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should I talk to my teen about sex?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many parents believe their teen will somehow just figure out the issues of sex and sexuality.\u00a0 Others just hope someone will come along and tell their teen.\u00a0 And, some give them tidbits of information and leave it at that.\u00a0 Well, I want to give you three reasons why I believe you should talk to your teen about sex.<\/p>\n

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  1. It’s your responsibility<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 This is part of your job as a parent to teach and train your teen about how to honor God\u00a0in the areas of sex and sexuality.<\/li>\n
  2. It’s your opportunity and privilege<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Talking about sex\u00a0provides you with a perfect opportunity to see into the window of\u00a0your teen’s heart.\u00a0 What is he\/she living for?\u00a0 How does he\/she think?\u00a0 How can\u00a0you best help him\/her?<\/li>\n
  3. If you don’t tell them, somone else will<\/strong>.\u00a0 Plenty of people and groups want to\u00a0tell, and show, your teen\u00a0what\u00a0to think and how to\u00a0function sexually.\u00a0 You need to be the one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the weeks to come I will continue on this topic of talking to your teen about sex.\u00a0\u00a0I will address “how” to talk to your teens about sex, “what” to talk about, and “when” talk about sex and sexuality.\u00a0 We may even get into “how to help your teen after making wrong choices sexually”.<\/p>\n