Being a Father to 2 boys, which are 13 and 10, I had always been a little bit nervous about telling my eldest boy about the facts of life. But once he got to high school and started asking questions, I knew I had probably left it too late. As he was growing up, the innocent questions tended to be skimmed around, as we always thought he was too young to know. But was he?

Sex education for children is important and needs to start with those innocent questions. Maybe not with much detail when they are 5 or 6, but certainly being truthful. As parents it is our responsibility to help our children to develop into well adjusted men and women. Here are some other reasons to properly and timely educate your child about sex:

• Sex education helps a child to wholesomely accept each part of their body and each phase of their growth. It enables them to discuss physical development without shame and embarrassment.

• Sex education helps a child to understand and be satisfied with their role in life. Boys grow to be men and fathers. Girls grow to be ladies and mothers.

• Sex education erases unhealthy curiosity. It takes away the mystery. Children who understand the facts and who know that their parents will truthfully discuss their questions have no cause for worry or concern. They tend to not be attracted to dirty stories and pornographic material. They immediately identify what is right and what is wrong.

• Sex education does not keep children from wanting to know, but it does eliminate the need for secretive investigations and unfortunate experiences.

• Wholesome information guards against serious complexes and maladjustments later on in life. It encourages a child to develop normal attitudes. Childhood misinterpretations and fears carry over into adulthood and often produce twisted, abnormal patterns in later life.

• Sex education helps a person spiritually. It clears their mind of distracting sex questions. It fosters a deep respect for human development.

• Sex education builds a child's confidence in their parents. If mothers and fathers are honest and helpful regarding matters of sex, children learn to also trust and confide in them about many other things.

• Sex education given at home in dignity and authority tends to overcome and nullify the unwholesome information that reaches boys and girls from outside sources.

• Sex education makes human reproduction clear and wholesome. A child should feel that having children is right. They need to know, as shown in Genesis 1:24, that God planned for each living creature to bring forth after its kind.

• Sex education provides a child with sound knowledge and good attitudes which pave the way for them to happily accept new brothers and sisters. New family members are not considered 'mysterious intruders.'

• Sex education, while making a child proud of their own sex, will help them appreciate the attributes and capacities of the opposite sex.

• Sex education removes many sources of fear. It assures a person of their own capabilities and normalcy.

• Sex education strengthens a person's self-confidence. It helps him feel comfortable and well poised around others. This is true regardless of a person's age.

• Sex education enables a young person reaching adulthood to make sound, mature decisions about girlfriends, boyfriends and marriage.

• Sex education lays the groundwork that helps to build a solid marriage. Young people who enter marriage with mature, wholesome attitudes and understanding are beginning on a sound premise.

• Sex education prepares a child to later become a parent who can, in turn, comfortably teach their own children. Most parents who find it difficult to discuss sex matters with their children tend to be raised in homes where there was little or no proper sex education.

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