Rethinking “THE” Talk

Sacred by Design

“The talk.” These two small words hold big power!
If you’ve been putting off having the sex talk with your kids because it feels overwhelming; we’re easing the load things up for you.
What if you could break apart the rehearsed, rushed monologue into a sprinkling of smaller question & answer sessions?
If you just felt your shoulders relax, you’re in the right place.
On this episode of “Sacred by Design,” Rebecca and Andrea set out new ways to talk about sex, sexuality, our bodies and more minus the limitations of one loaded lecture.
Highlights:

We want to be some of the first people in our kids' lives to talk to them about things starting with where they’re at, even at a young age.

You can always come back to it. If you say something and then you think more about it, or you want to say more, clarify more; you can always come back to that conversation with your kid. Take the pressure off yourself there too. That it’s not a “one shot & you’re done” deal. Thankfully. You can come back and add more and continue having rich conversations.
We want to encourage you to slow it down, take a breath. If your kid just asked you a question, that’s already a win that they’re coming to you with the question. That's so good. That is such a gift.
And it also helps to clarify what the kid is really asking. VERY GOOD. Because, in your adult brain you’ll connect those dots and skip ahead but asking and thinking where is my kid. Then asking, what do they think about that? What do they know about that? Just to get a sense of what they are really asking for.
Truly, how we talk about these things matters. If we are talking from a place of fear and shame, you will communicate fear and shame. So, before even approaching our kids, can we give ourselves a little bit of a talk?
We want to talk about sex and marriage but our kids might stay single. They may not get married. So, even using that in our language - “if you get married,” not saying “when.” And, that’s so subtle but what that communicates to our kids is to talk more about the fullness and the goodness that they have. That impacts their sexuality, their future discernments but it’s not limited to just this one place in life either.
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