Parents and Family

Teaching Children Healthy Sexuality

Healthy Childhood Sexual Development: An Overview
This four-part series will help you nurture and fortify your child’s sexual development.

How To Teach Your Child About Sex
Value their innocence while teaching them to respect the human body.

Teaching Children Healthy Sexuality: How to Start Early
Parents often wonder “how long can I put off” talking about sex. I hope you will soon want to get started.

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Talking to Teens About Sex

A Peculiar People
Self-identified "evangelical" teenagers are no less likely than their non-Evangelical peers to have sex.

Before The Talk: Dealing with Our Past
The first step in raising our children to honor their sexuality is to come to terms with our own.

Giving Your Teens a Vision for Sex
How to raise Christian-minded teens in a sex-saturated culture.

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Children & Pornography

Children and Pornography Online
As more and more children access the Internet, they are being exposed to pornography and predators of the worst kind.

How Are You Responding to Your Teen's Exposure to Pornography? (Part 1)
Your teens are being exposed to pornography and you are already responding—even if you are doing nothing.

How to Confront Children Using Pornography
Some researchers believe the average age of exposure to pornography is down to eight.

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Your Questions Answered

What if a child sees his parents having sexual intercourse?
from a letter to Pure Intimacy

Can you recommend a Christian counselor in my area?
Focus on the Family has developed a nationwide Christian counseling referral system.

How do I know if I need counseling?
Many people avoid counseling as if it is a disease or a prison sentence.

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Protect Your Family

Directing TV's Role in Your Home
Here's how to balance TV viewing time and its influence in your home.

Talking to Kids About Media Discernment
Teaching your kids about media discernment doesn't have to be difficult. It can start with a simple question.

Tech Support for Parents
The Internet can be an amazing tool…but only if we're vigilant in our efforts to protect our kids from it's dark underbelly.

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Homosexuality & Gender Issues

A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality
How does a parent respond to gender confusion in a child?

When a Loved One Says, 'I'm Gay': For Parents
Devastation of parents can be a reality upon discovering a child's involvement in homosexual activity.

The Heteroflexible, Pansensual, Bi-Curious Teenager
Teenage sexuality has been a perpetual concern for parents--and for good reason.

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