I don’t recall ever having a conversation about sex with my parents. Even as an adult, the word ‘sex’ and its family members have never been exchanged in conversation. I pretty much figured it out as I grew up and sadly learned from other resources that may or may not have shaped my mind in the wrong way.
As an intending parent, I want to lead the conversation on sex with my children. I should be the first person they learn about it from. And hopefully, it will happen as soon as they are old enough to appreciate the lesson. Puberty starts around 11 for girls and 12 for boys, but children can begin from as early as 7 for girls and 9 for boys. With these body changes, internal questions will arise, and as a parent, you should be the one to answer these questions. Sex is everywhere these days, and children pick up things much quicker than we would like to imagine. So, instead of focusing on what age exactly to have the talk, here are a few tips to make the talk less dramatic.

1. Avoid being dramatic

For most Africans, we can be quite dramatic ☺️. To make things worse, children have a way of asking questions out the blue, hardly giving you any time to compose yourself. Try to react and answer as calmly as possible, so that you don’t scare them off for the next time they want to ask you heart wrenching questions. <<https://theladysroom.ng/child-sex-education-what-age-is-right/