Its Natural: Talk about Sex with your Kids
With the influence and magnitude of sexuality in our culture, you’d think with all of that “out in the open,” Christian parents would have an easier conversation with their children, or at least before they’re heading over to the church to get married (don’t laugh: I actually have a friend whose father gave him “the talk” on the ride over to his marriage ceremony). With conservative conversation, and the right amount of preparation, you can have age-appropriate discussion about the subject with your child.
Why not? In this alarming article, researchers report that more than 40% of children engaged in sexual activity before hearing a peep from their parents. That is a frightening statistic.
Fathers, you are commanded to care and love your family, leading them through the Word, through the world.
I recently traveled with my son on his mantrip, and we talked through the gamut of the “talk” on sexuality.
It wasn’t awkward; it wasn’t difficult.
I have suggested for years that sex and sexuality are the last unreformed doctrines left from the Reformation. It is time for pastors and parents to teach more and talk more about what God has made beautiful. I will post more details on the subject later, but for now, remember, God made your children to understand the subject of sex. As a loving Father, He created them in his image, for his glory, and for their joy.
