How To Answer Uncomfortable Questions From Your Child

How do I answer uncomfortable questions from my child?

With child communication issues and how to deal with uncomfortable questions from you child, there's a chapter in my book called, "How to Talk About Sensitive Subjects." A sensitive or uncomfortable subject which your child confronts you about is anything which you don't want to talk about, or the other person doesn't want to talk about. Now, in the authoritarian style, we just didn't talk about those things and so ignorance prevailed. In this day and age where there's so much at stake, especially with children and growing up, and the very serious influences on them, it isn't okay to not talk about sensitive subjects. So, if you have a subject that you're very sensitive about which you don't want to talk about with your child, educate yourself about it. Educate yourself about how other people have communicated it to their children and make sure you have accurate information to share. It's really important I think, by age thirteen to have the basics handled. If you're not handling it yourself then there's phenomenal children's literature. There are experts to go to, and so on. Sex always comes up as the number one sensitive subject that many parents feel uncomfortable talking about with their child. They didn't have it talked about it when they were a kid growing up; it was a kind of taboo subject. However, children clearly need to know about it, there's so much about human sexuality that children seriously need to know, including protecting themselves and making good judgments. Otherwise, they'll be making you grandparents before your time in the back seat of a Chevy. You really need to talk and communicate with your child about these uncomfortable subjects and have good moral values that tie in with the facts of the matter.