I have an eleven year old. If I just barely hint about talking sex and HE cringes.
I’m going to put if off for at least another 6 months because he’s not even close enough to be comfortable about it, yet.
My kids are almost 19 and almost 17. They are pretty open about sex with me. My son told me about how one of his friends went “crazy” after she had sex with her boyfriend. He says she wasn’t ready.
My girls talk about what other girls wear and the image it projects.
Also, their aunt had a baby at 16. Her life is very different than our life.
None of them have had a boyfriend/girlfriend yet.
We also talk about the whole gay thing. We live in California and my kids have all done theater, so they are exposed to that a lot. Several kids in our old church have come out as gay. I’ve told them you can disagree with somene’s lifestyle choices and still love them and be kind to them.
My kids seem to want to talk about it. They have lots of questions, and I think they feel safe talking to me about it. They don’t talk to their dad as much.