Prepare your kids for healthy sex lives

[TechBear_Seattle]

Last time we met, we were talking about Internet porn.

I asked what you might say to children when or before they see full-motion Internet pornography, because, as studies and common sense show, they will see it if they haven't already.

I braced for vitriol about what some may perceive as an uptight inability to talk to young people about sex. Rather, people thanked me for bringing it up. And all agreed: Talk we must, to help children make sense of what they might encounter or seek on the Internet.

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My point: Brash sexuality is and has been hip for a while now. A parent doesn't have to give over to it. But I fail my kids if I ignore it — or the hard-core stuff — or assume they can handle it without some thoughtful guidance. Talking to my kids, I hope, will keep them safe and smart.

The full essay can be read at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003616532_andrea14.html

[jedicord]

1. My son (13) went to risque websites on a friend's computer.

My first reaction when I found this out was to freak.

When I came to my senses, I realized that this was an open door to frank discussions about sex and pornography's angle in that respect.