This week I learned how important it is for children to know about sexuality, safe touch, and how it takes more than words to teach them. I also learned another way that I can talk to parents about how to educate their kids about sex and the many different ways in order to teach them besides just the “sex talk.” In the article “Let’s Talk about Sex” it says the following “Another common, internal struggle surrounding sexual-related topics involves viewing one’s own desires as universal and expecting others to understand them without any discussion. Individuals instinctively believe their way is correct (Stein, 2013). Maturity brings awareness to the views of others, but - when they are not discussed - personal opinions can be particularly difficult to challenge (Albarracin et al., 2014). For example, one individual may feel that condoms are the best form of birth control; another may assume that birth control pills are obligatory. The reluctance to discuss and subsequently change this viewpoint can cause challenges for all involved. Participants must recognize the diversity of a healthy sexual relationship and acknowledge the need to discuss their definition of this with their partner” these differences can either help or hurt the conversation about sex when it comes to educating our children and parents about sex.

The issue on what safe sex is can differ from parent to parent, family to family. We all assume that everyone around us think the way we do but that is not the case. This assumption can be a reason that we do not talk about sex more.