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TalkStarter: How good a job did your parents do teaching you about the biology of procreation?

June 24, 2014 by Jill Whitney

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How did you learn how babies are made? Were parents and other adults in your life helpful, or did you mostly learn from peers and other sources?

Did your parents give you a book about procreation? Did they read it with you? Or let you read it, and offer to answer questions? Did you feel it was OK to ask? Did they actually answer your questions?

Do you remember how old you were when you learned about sex and babies? Is it something you sort of always knew, or was it a shock to learn?

What was helpful about how your parents handled information about procreation? What was unhelpful? What effect do you think this had on you and your sexuality?

Thinking about all this, how do want to handle things with your own kids, if you have them?

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Jill Whitney is a licensed marriage and family therapist dedicated to improving communication about relationships, sexuality, and intimacy. Learn more about her and her practice at Green Tree Professional Counseling.

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