the BIG talk

January 29, 2008 - 12:30 PM by

Sometimes you can just tell when parents are doing their jobs well. That’s because they’re mature, patient and fair types who seemingly “get” the parental role.

Brian over at This Normal Life and wife Jody seem to be of that ilk.

Over the weekend, they took their son out for his 8th birthday. They also took him for THE BIG TALK….

…in the Blum household, age eight is when we first talk to the kids about sex.

Many of you probably think eight is too young, but in our experience it is about the time when the other kids in school start talking about “it.” In fact, it was just a few weeks after The Talk with Merav, then 12, that her friends started up with their own stories.

We wanted our kids to hear about sex from us first, in a positive loving context, not from some boy or girl in school who would inevitably spin the subject as “dirty” or “gross,” employing only partial and most probably incorrect information.

We also hoped that this approach would establish open communication about a subject that can so often be cloaked in discomfort and embarrassment. So far, that has been the result with our older kids.

Tune into the blog and get some inspiration. If you’re a parent, take notes…

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