Take
this short quiz to see where you fall on the “talking to kids about
you-know-what” meter…
Should boys and girls get the same sexual advice?
(A) No -- girls and boys have different risk factors; advice needs to address each gender specifically.
(B) Yes – just throw a copy of “Mommy Laid An Egg! or Where Do Babies Come From” in their bedroom, slam the door and run away.
(C) Girls should get a quick and cursory explanation of the way things work; boys should get neutered.
(A) No -- girls and boys have different risk factors; advice needs to address each gender specifically.
(B) Yes – just throw a copy of “Mommy Laid An Egg! or Where Do Babies Come From” in their bedroom, slam the door and run away.
(C) Girls should get a quick and cursory explanation of the way things work; boys should get neutered.
If you catch your child watching a TV program that contains sexual
content, you:
(A) Join your child and use this opportunity as a springboard to discuss sexual choices.
(B) Call Direct TV and order “The Abstinence Channel”.
(C) Roar like The Incredible Hulk and put a sledgehammer through the TV screen.
Your child is about to leave the house dressed provocatively. What do you say?
(A) I realize that you’re influenced by what you see on TV and in movies, but that outfit crosses the line.
(B) I know you like showing off your body, but that outfit’s a little inappropriate.
(C) Since when did you start shopping at “Sluts R Us”?
What’s the best way to advise your teen about birth control?
(A) I explain that abstinence is the only way to have 100% safe sex, but I add that using condoms is essential if you’re going to engage in sex.
(A) Join your child and use this opportunity as a springboard to discuss sexual choices.
(B) Call Direct TV and order “The Abstinence Channel”.
(C) Roar like The Incredible Hulk and put a sledgehammer through the TV screen.
Your child is about to leave the house dressed provocatively. What do you say?
(A) I realize that you’re influenced by what you see on TV and in movies, but that outfit crosses the line.
(B) I know you like showing off your body, but that outfit’s a little inappropriate.
(C) Since when did you start shopping at “Sluts R Us”?
What’s the best way to advise your teen about birth control?
(A) I explain that abstinence is the only way to have 100% safe sex, but I add that using condoms is essential if you’re going to engage in sex.
(B) I get them
plenty of reading material on the subject.
(C) I email them
link to this post.
Should “oral sex” be a topic of conversation during your talk?
(A) Absolutely -- I am aware that today's young adolescents are engaging in oral sex and think that it is casual and safe.
(B) No, I’m not comfortable broaching that subject with my child.(C) Oh my sweet lord… when will this quiz be over?
When you mention body parts and puberty developments, do you use terms or metaphors?
(A) I call a spade a spade, a penis a penis and a vagina a vagina.
Should “oral sex” be a topic of conversation during your talk?
(A) Absolutely -- I am aware that today's young adolescents are engaging in oral sex and think that it is casual and safe.
(B) No, I’m not comfortable broaching that subject with my child.(C) Oh my sweet lord… when will this quiz be over?
When you mention body parts and puberty developments, do you use terms or metaphors?
(A) I call a spade a spade, a penis a penis and a vagina a vagina.
(B) Then the
daddy takes his “war hammer” and places it in mommy’s “meat muffin”.
(C) What do you mean you’ve never heard of “Rockin’ the Casbah”? The Clash? Hello? Are you the least bit familiar with the 80’s English punk music scene?
If a teenager is caught having sex, what’s the best discipline tactic?
(A) The child should be firmly talked to and forbidden from making that mistake again.
(B) All proceeds from internet sales of any sex video made MUST be put in college fund.
(C) Grounded for two weeks past infinity.
Do you cover "all the bases" when you talk about sex?
(A)Yes, I explain that sexual activity gets more intimate and define what first base, second base, third base and the home run means.
(C) What do you mean you’ve never heard of “Rockin’ the Casbah”? The Clash? Hello? Are you the least bit familiar with the 80’s English punk music scene?
If a teenager is caught having sex, what’s the best discipline tactic?
(A) The child should be firmly talked to and forbidden from making that mistake again.
(B) All proceeds from internet sales of any sex video made MUST be put in college fund.
(C) Grounded for two weeks past infinity.
Do you cover "all the bases" when you talk about sex?
(A)Yes, I explain that sexual activity gets more intimate and define what first base, second base, third base and the home run means.
(B) No -- we are
talking about sex, not baseball.
(C) I explain to
them actual rules of baseball instead (including designated hitter rule).
What's the best way to sum up your sexual advice:
What's the best way to sum up your sexual advice:
(A) Wait until
you’re older and married.
(B) Wait until
you’re older and in love.
(C) Wait until you’re old.
In your opinion, sex talks are:
(A) Fundamental to your child growing up safe, healthy and empowered.
(B) Futile because MTV, R-rated movies, TV, advertising and peers influence kids and are undoing any instructions that parents might give.
(C) An unsuitable topic for a blog post.
(C) Wait until you’re old.
In your opinion, sex talks are:
(A) Fundamental to your child growing up safe, healthy and empowered.
(B) Futile because MTV, R-rated movies, TV, advertising and peers influence kids and are undoing any instructions that parents might give.
(C) An unsuitable topic for a blog post.
My daughter is 12. All this stuff is terrifying!
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