As a person who is in my late teenage years, I can tell you there is a lot worse than “The Talk.” But during the time when I needed it, it was not fun. Your parents sit you down and describe safe sex and the different things that come with sex and sexuality. Cringe Overload.

Now, I can take a good guess and say that as much as kids don’t want to picture their parents having sex, parents don’t want to picture their kids having sex either. It goes both ways.

As much as "the talk" seems to be something that is more comfortable avoidable. It actually can cause more harm not to talk about those things with your kids.

Its weird uncomfortable and the best possible solution to avoiding this is crawling under a rock and staying there as long as possible. I have seen my dad look longingly at a rock once. The condition is real.

To all parents or guardians of any nature, what if I told you that it didn't have to be so cringe worthy? That talking about sex with your kids could be exciting not dreadful?

Believe it or not, your child will have sex. Unless the special case of joining a convent or things that cause life- celibacy, your child will have sexual intercourse. The question is would you want them to know what they were doing or not? maybe its not you that you want under the rock maybe its your kid,

The over bearing and protective technique is not healthy nor will it get you the result you want. Neither will avoiding the topic all together. Both leave the kid confused and resentful. And for a parent and the topic of sex it seems like a “lose- lose” situation. If you don’t tell your kid about sex they will probably find out another way and if you do then they are educated enough to start doing it.

Sexual education might be seen as a god sent for some parents that it lifts the burden off. Some parents are afraid that their child is

Now local school systems are known for doing the minimal when it comes to sexual education, a lot of them don’t give the entire 360 degrees on sex and sexual relations. This makes sex look like something that would be hiding under your child's bed. it a scare tactic to ensure abstinence/ It might be effective when it comes to abstaining yet completely alters a young person’s impressionable mind. eating to eating disorders, self harm, low self confidence.

This is where the parents come in.To ensure that your child understands there is a lot more to sex then icky infections. You sit them down and you talk to them. You answer their questions and if they are unanswerable you do research either together you print it out and let them read it, it depends on what age they are too. A fifteen year old girl might not want to read about sex with her parents. That is okay and should be respected.

There comes a time when children are going to start stepping into their own bodies. This is when you respect the distance that they want. This doesn't mean free reign. But it means that a locked door might be okay now. The best thing to do is to encourage the love of the body and embracing steeping into ones own body and beauty. But make sure they know that they are free to come to you with any questions they might have.

Teaching teens about the loveliness of healthy emotional and physical romance is the most important thing when it comes to sexual education. To also appreciate and celebrate the changes of your body. To not be ashamed of hair or blood or discharge. This is when kids need help understanding that their bodies aren’t bad or ugly. That it is a beautiful humane process. Patience is a virtue when it comes to this stage of education.

This will take time. But the out come will be significant if more young people start becoming more aware that sex, can be loving and amazing exciting. When people respect their bodies, self mutilating tendencies go down.

So sit down your teenagers. Or teens sit down your parents ( That's What I did), Big siblings, older cousins, aunts, uncles. You all have someone who can benefit from "The Talk." With out animal references, muffles laughter and blushing cheeks. Sex is nothing to be ashamed of. Prove it.