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Sex: Hearing What You Say vs. Seeing What You Do
Posted by ThePureBed • 3/03/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS]
Topics: children, education, intimacy, love, marriage, parent, sex, sexuality
Shortly, we are going to begin a serial post about issues related to educating our kids about sexuality.
I'd love your input on the following thought. Clearly, we are tasked with instructing our children on the ethics of sexuality. Whether it is about teaching them how to select someone with whom to spend the rest of their life...or sharing the mechanics of our sexual response sustem and the physical aspects of intercourse, our words are absolutely necessary to correct or give context to what our kids see and hear in their world.
However, equally powerful is the demonstrations of sexual affection they see in the home, right? While they are not watching mommy and daddy make love, they do see the kisses, sweet caresses and hear the words of affirmation we share.
What should we be aware of as parents when it comes to the visual messages we send our children when mom and dad interact physically in their presence?
The question is large. We'd appreciate your views.
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Our eldest daughter has a child of her own now, but still loves to see her father and I give hugs and kisses. She says it makes her feel so good inside. In other words, all is safe with her world.
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I believe through my own growing and through watching those around me that it is so very important for our kids to see a loving family relationship. They should see their father's opening doors, pulling out chairs, hugging and kissing their mother's just as well they should see their mother comforting, mentally supporting, hugging and kissing their father's among a lot of other affectionate things.
Children are so influential and I am a firm believer it all starts at home with verbal and visual communication. We as parents are the first ones they look up to and learn from. Even the way parents discuss things with one another impacts the children. Do you scream and holler or do you sit and discuss as mature adults should???
They are always watching and listening so we have to be very mindful.
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