The very first thing you should say when your child asks you a sex question

It can be awkward right, when your child comes and asks you something, and let's be honest, most of us are NOT prepared for the questions when they come.

A great thing to remember is the very first words out of your mouth can be:

"Great question, thank you for coming and asking me"

This reinforces the action of the child, it affirms that coming to you with their questions is the right thing to do, and that you are approachable.

It also buys you a little time if you are thrown by the question.

As for your next steps, if it's a question that you don't know the answer to you can be honest and say so:

"Great question, thank you for coming and asking me, I am going to have a think and get back to you on that so I can answer it really well for you".

You may also want to seek some clarification on what they are actually asking:

"Great question, thank you for coming and asking me, where did you hear this word?".

And then just answer the question as simply and as straight forward as you can. Be aware of keeping the Information age appropriate, don't over complicate or give extra info, your child is wise, they will ask for more information if they need it, and every child is different with regards to how much information they can handle.

And remember my inbox is always open for those tricky questions you aren't sure how to answer.

If you skimmed:

• Simply say "Great question, thank you for coming and asking me"

• And then answer the question as best you can, or buy some time.