When parents a generation or two ago tackled the ``birds and bees,'' their conversation with their children was usually simple and to the point. An explanation of how the ``plumbing'' works and fits ...

The phrase “the birds and the bees” refers to parents talking to their children about sex. Parents should talk to their children before hearing about it from their peers and others. As parents, this ...

We were inexperienced parents, uncertain about the appropriate age to talk with a child about the facts of life. So my husband and I decided early on that we would take our cues from our children.

Families are the most important source of sexuality-related information for their children, yet many people find talking about sexuality with their kids to be tough. A recent survey of parents in ...

New CDC data shows that one in four high school students say they are gay, bisexual, or questioning their sexuality. So, when should parents talk to their kids about their sexual identity? The sex ...

"Where do babies come from?" It is the question that can throw parents out of their comfort zone. Bobbi Jo Gonzalez was at the zoo when the question first came up. "We were at the zoo and the rhinos ...

(CNN) — Every parent worries about when, and how, to have a conversation with their children about the birds and the bees. Are they old enough? How much detail should I give? Will they understand?

Studies show children teenagers, and young adults want to talk with their parents or carers about issues around sexuality, sex and relationships, topics that are considered in the African context as ...

A common challenge most parents face is fielding questions from their kids about childbirth. And as one dad recently shared on Reddit, the days of explaining things with talk of storks or other ...

Editor’s Note: Kottie Christie-Blick is a climate change education consultant, course instructor for the University of San Diego, California, and a mother. The views expressed in this commentary are ...