Well this is disturbing.

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That's what I find so bizarre about this particular christian way of thinking about sex: name one other thing, anywhere, where ignorance and not education is the best way to protect against its negative effects. It not only goes against everything we know about how young minds work, but also against simple logic; you teach your kids about every other thing in their life as a way to get them to approach it all safely, and yet when it comes to sex the best thing these parents can think of is to gate it off behind this wall of ignorance and mystery, as if that means their kids will never get curious or be exposed to it.

Frankly, I think it speaks more to the fact that they would be uncomfortable talking to their kids honestly about sex, than it does their confidence in the process by which they intend to educate about it.

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Excellent as usual, Esq.

This is a self tightening screw, too. For every person that doesn't have serious talks with their parents about sex, the more odd and weird it seems to have those conversations with their children.

For me, it seems I would let my kid be the judge of when s/he gets overwhelmed. I wouldn't force him/her to have awkward conversations, rather I would be persistent. Get the whole message reinforced over time, all the while chipping away at the awkwardness by making it the norm.