Ongoing conversations

Some parents might feel hypocritical or even disqualified from talking to their children or their school about sex and relationships because of their own past failures or ongoing secret struggles. There is an important continuous conversation to be had with our children about how we, even as Christians, make poor choices at times in many areas of life; how we will sin and fail to live according to the Bible and the beliefs we profess. This is an opportunity to talk about the reality of making mistakes and the forgiveness and hope found in Jesus, and how they can always talk to you or a trusted adult about anything.

This is not about one ‘big talk’. It involves everyday interactions and conversations - opportunities to tell a child how amazing and precious their bodies are, to let them know how valued, loved, and secure they are, and to help them recognise the kind and sacrificial things that they can say or do to make others feel valued and respected.

So be encouraged - it is never too early or too late to create a culture at home in which honest and authentic conversations can be had about relationships and sex.