Parenting Advice From Joy Berry: Teaching Children About the Birds and the Bees

Okay. It's a fair question.

"How do you teach children about sex without causing them to "become sexual" too early?" someone asked after reading my last blog.

First of all, parents need to understand and accept the fact that human sexuality is a part of human life and human beings are born with sexual attributes and natures. So, "becoming sexual" begins in the womb.

Next, parents need to treat every part of their child's body equally. This means that from the beginning, they need to call every b...