by Chris Drake

Created on: March 27, 2008

It seems like a taboo to openly talk about sex and drugs to your kids. For some reason, people have came up with the assumption that your son or daughter are not likely to participate in these activities, which is not the best idea. Whether you like it or not sex and drugs are everywhere such as: TV, social surroundings, you name it, it's there. So in reality you shouldn't expect society to raise your kids; in other words you have to talk to them.

The best way to talk to your kids about these issues is to come from a friends standpoint, Talk to them in a way that they can relate. The mistake that parents usually make is when talking about this issue they keeping it rather simple. For example, "Just don't do it". That is definitely not enough. Sex and drugs in society is rather a complex issues that just can't be simplified. A way to think about is by asking yourself how you would like to be talked to about that. You have to empathize with your child.

Several of parents don't like to think about their children dealing with these kind of issues, but in reality it's not that avoidable. For fathers out there, your daughter is going to have sex sooner or later. In no way am i justifying girls having sex at a young age, but when you least expect it, issues build up at a certain age such as: puberty, peer pressure, and ETC. So your daughter will be faced with these issues. What you can do is place morals, values, and good self esteem on your daughters at a young age. Then she would be likely to make good choices in that department. Any of your children in general need to be informed of the risk of having sex.

As far as drugs, You have to let your children know just how significant a negative impact drugs can have on them. When you think about it the information they get from friends is the complete opposite. So let them hear from you first. There's no reason not to feel comfortable talking to your children about these important issues. Show them examples of people who fell victim to the impact of drugs, show the the consequences of usage, and anything you feel is a key point.

At the end of the day your children will make there own choices, but by a parent taking necessary steps to inform their children about these things will not regret it. You can't control how the message is taken, and somewhat the outcome of it, but you can control how it is said and what is said and hope you did a good job doing it.

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