As inadequate as you may feel, you are the best person for this job.
The Talk: A Sex-Ed Family Bible Study
For Parents: Having the Talk: Biblical Sex-Ed Training for Parents — an online video course for parents about teaching kids (ages 6-10) about sex.
For Kids:
- Book 1: The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality (designed for ages 6-10)
- Book 2: Changes: 7 Biblical Lessons to Make Sense of Puberty (designed for ages 8-12)
- Book 3: Relationships: 11 Lessons to Give Kids a Greater Understanding of Biblical Sexuality (designed for ages 11-14)
God’s Design for Sex Series
For Parents:
How and When to Tell Your Kids About Sex: A Lifelong Approach to Shaping Your Child’s Sexual Character
For Kids:
- Book 1: The Story of Me (designed for ages 3-5)
- Book 2: Before I was Born (designed for ages 5-8)
- Book 3: What’s the Big Deal (designed for ages 8-11)
- Book 4: Facing the Facts (designed for ages 11-14)
Pure Foundations Series
For Parents: Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality: A Biblical Approach to Prepare Them for Life by Jim Burns
For Kids:
- Book 1: God Made Your Body (designed for ages 3-5)
- Book 2: How God Makes Babies (designed for ages 6-9)
- Book 3: The Purity Code (designed for ages 8-14)
- Book 4: Accept Nothing Less: God’s Best for Your Body, Mind, and Heart (designed for ages 14+)
Resources to Help Parents Teach their Kids about Sex
- 5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know about their Kids & Sex by Anne Marie Miller
- The Focus on the Family® Guide to Talking with Your Kids about Sex: Honest Answers for Every Age
- Straight Talk with Your Kids About Sex by Josh McDowell
- More Than Just the Talk: Becoming Your Kids’ Go-To Person About Sex by Jonathon McKee
Resources for Kids to Prevent Sexual Abuse, Porn, and other topics we need to address
Picture Books to Read with Kids
- God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies
- I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private
- Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn-proofing Today’s Young Kids
- More kids’ books on preventing sexual abuse.
Sex Talk For Parents of Sons
It’s not too late to talk with your kids about their bodies, healthy sexuality, and sex. I’m praying for you as you do!!
Question for You:
How did you introduce this topic with your kids and how old were they?
This article originally appeared ErikaDawson.com.