Talking to teens about sex isn’t easy, but you can use some rules to make things less awkward, say experts at the Outspoken Sex Ed program. In a comment for Good To Know, experts called the main mistakes in talking with children about spicy topics.
First of all, experts urged to avoid assumptions. You need to directly ask the teenager what he knows to get a starting point for the conversation. It’s also important to avoid judgment: disapproval and criticism can interrupt a conversation that’s barely begun.
“Don’t rush a teenager; if it’s difficult for him to tell you something, don’t put your words in his mouth. Let him go at his own pace. And do not try to educate your child about all the nuances at once, otherwise he may experience shock. Take into account the age and level of development so as not to get confused,” experts of the educational platform recommend.
If a teenager asks a question for which the answer is difficult to find right away, you need to thank them for their trust and ask for a pause to collect their thoughts, experts said.
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Experts also recommended not hiding the fact that adults can also be embarrassed by such topics, and also talking to teenagers in a language they understand, but at the same time using medical terms to refer to genitals.
Earlier, sexologist Justin Lechmiller spoke about the main sexual problems of people under 27 years of age. According to him, men and women born after 1997 have sex less often than representatives of previous generations.
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