How and When to Tell Your Kids about Sex

More often than not, we parents are caught off guard when our children come to us with questions about sex. And if we're unprepared, chances are we'll give awkward, embarrassed, incomplete answers. Too often we don't know how to talk to our kids about sex or when we should do it. It doesn't have to be that way. As Christian parents we can do much more than merely pass on information about reproduction. We have the opportunity of shaping the sexual character of our children. Our children are inundated with messages and information about sex. Everywhere they turn -- in our neighborhoods, in their schools, in the media -- they are bombarded with discussions, stories, jokes, mixed messages, and debate about sexuality. How can parents have a significant input amid such a din, much of which seems beyond their control? Stan and Brenna Jones suggest that sex education is not so much a matter of providing information as it is a matter of deliberate character formation. How our children act in this critical area will not be affected by what they know about sex. It won't even be primarily affected by the Bible verses they have memorized or the warnings we give them. First and foremost, their behavior will be determined by their character. What our children do will be determined by who they are at that particular moment in time. - Jacket flap.