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What will your kids know about sex and who will tell them?

What will your kids know about sex and who will tell them?. How and When To Tell Your Kids About Sex. A Lifelong Approach To Shaping Your Child’s Sexual Character. Getting the Big Picture. Primary Goal of Christian Parenting

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What will your kids know about sex and who will tell them?

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  1. What will your kids know about sex and who will tell them?

  2. How and When To Tell Your Kids About Sex A Lifelong Approach To Shaping Your Child’s Sexual Character

  3. Getting the Big Picture • Primary Goal of Christian Parenting • to equip and empower our children to enter adulthood capable of living godly, wholesome, and fulfilled lives as Christian men and women, Christian wives and husbands.

  4. Sex Education Goal for Christian Parents • to prepare them to become the kinds of adults who can have deep and meaningful marriages filled with spiritual, sexual, and emotional intimacy, and who can have loving and deep family relationships and friendships.

  5. Session four: The Transitional Years – Through Puberty

  6. Preparing for Puberty and Adolescence

  7. Explaining Puberty to Your Child • Be Positive and Affirming • Present Puberty as a Gift, not a Curse • Start the Discussions Early (Late Elementary)

  8. What to Say about Same Sex Attractions • Pre-adolescent and Adolescent Sexuality Is Unfocused • Promote an Open Conversation about Urges • Don’t Label Behavior as “Gay” or “Homosexual” • Discipline for Violating Privacy and Sanctity Issues • Be Compassionate

  9. Four Predictors of Teen Sexual Experimentation • Closeness of Parental Relationships • Amount of Sexual Experimentation among Peer Group • Teens Religious Beliefs and Practices • How Intent on and Confident the Child is of Success and Achievement in School

  10. Preparing for Romance, Sexual Attraction, and Dating

  11. Dating or Courtship? Changing Realities The Realities of Romance and Dating

  12. Dating or Courtship?

  13. Changing Realities • Three Cautions • Discourage Early Romance • Beware of Dishonesty • Education about Date Rape

  14. Expectations of Teen Relationships • Teen Relationships Are Valuable • Sex Is Not Everything • Tell Your Stories

  15. Guidelines for Romance and Dating

  16. Set Wise Limits • How Old Is Old Enough? • How Much Time Together? • Is There a Plan? • Monitoring Private Time

  17. Makes Teens Accountable

  18. Urge Teens to Dress Modestly

  19. Remind Teens to Choose Companions Carefully

  20. Clarify Moral Standards

  21. Be aware of spiritually charged settings

  22. Blast the Obligation System

  23. Steer Kids Away From High-Risk Situations

  24. Take an Absolute Stand on Alcohol and Drugs

  25. Urge a Pledge to Stay Chaste

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