Episode 85: Let’s Talk About S-E-X, Baby: Educating Your Children In Healthy Ways Regarding Sexual Health

MOMgienists podcast

This week on MOMgienists your MOMgienists are talking with return guest, Sarah Watson, LPC about educating your children about sexual health in a healthy way.

Sarah is a licensed professional counselor, AASECT certified sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Sarah has a private practice located in Michigan, where she works with individuals and couples struggling with relationship and sexual health issues via telehealth. In addition to her private practice Sarah founded her education business, Simple Sex Education which provides online workshops for parents to prepare themselves for starting and continuing discussions about sex and relationships with their kids.

Episode Highlights

• A fully aware woman
• When to talk to your kids
• Name your parts
• Here are the facts
• Approach with curiosity

Quotes

“You can be fully in your sexual self and it can be a really healthy and wonderful thing.”

“How can you truly educate your children if you don’t understand yourself?”

“Only 17-18/50 of our states require medically accurate and driven sex education.”

“They say ‘don’t do this because if you do you will get sick’ that's terrible.”

“We are terrified of women finding their pleasure.”

“Your 6 year old may be more emotionally ready to talk about some things than your 8 year old.”

“Everychild is different, their needs, their wants and their questions are different.”

“When they get the answer they move on, it isn’t traumatic.”

“Protection comes from knowledge.”

“The age for exposure to porn is 8 years old.”

“Approach with curiosity.”

Links

https://www.sarahwatsonlpc.com/

https://www.simplesexeducation.com/

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