{"id":21602,"date":"2022-11-03T22:18:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/?page_id=21602"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T13:39:41","slug":"parent-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/did-you-know\/parent-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>Parent Resources<\/h1>\r\n<h3><a title=\"Why We Need to Talk with our Kids about their Bodies and Sexuality\" href=\"#source-4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> Why We Need to Talk with our Kids about their Bodies and Sexuality <\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>&#8220;Your child will hear words you don&#8217;t want them to hear and potentially see things you don&#8217;t want them to see.\u00a0 And the hard truth is that you have little control over this.\u00a0 What you can control is the conversation.&#8221; ~Anne Marie Miller<\/p>\r\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Anyone can give the nuts and bolts of how our bodies work, but with the overwhelming sexual temptation and pornography and sexual addiction running rampant,\u00a0<b>kids need to have a safe space to learn and talk about their questions with someone who cares for them.<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li aria-level=\"1\">There is a positive correlation\u00a0between an open dialogue between parents and kids about sex\u00a0and sexual abstinence.\u00a0Feeling safe to talk with you also helps protect\u00a0kids\u00a0from sexual abuse.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>If you don&#8217;t talk with your\u00a0kids about sex, someone else will<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; and the information most likely will be distorted, wrong, too graphic, addictive, or used to lure, shame, or trap our kids. Kids hear more from their friends and through the media than we realize &#8211; even at 6 years old.<\/li>\r\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Nearly 60% of 16-18 year old have sexual intercourse, and nearly one-third of 13-15 year olds have sexual intercourse. Furthermore,\u00a0<b>67% of teens who have had intercourse wish they had waited.<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li data-filter=\"*\">All<\/li>\r\n<li tabindex=\"0\" data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-5\">Article<\/li>\r\n<li tabindex=\"0\" data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-12\">For You<\/li>\r\n<li tabindex=\"0\" data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-13\">For You &amp; Your Child<\/li>\r\n<li tabindex=\"0\" data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-15\">For Young Adults<\/li>\r\n<li tabindex=\"0\" data-filter=\".uabb-masonary-cat-7\">Parents<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><a title=\"10 Tips for Teaching Your Kids About Sex\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/10-tips-for-teaching-your-kids-about-sex\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-tips.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-tips.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/10-tips-300x157.jpeg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"381\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"10 Tips for Teaching Your Kids About Sex\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/10-tips-for-teaching-your-kids-about-sex\/\">10 Tips for Teaching Your Kids About Sex<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Read the Article<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/10-tips-for-teaching-your-kids-about-sex\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"30 Days of Sex Talks for Ages 12+: Empowering Your Child with Knowledge of Sexual Intimacy\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/30-days-of-sex-talks-for-ages-12-empowering-your-child-with-knowledge-of-sexual-intimacy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30-days.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30-days.jpg 342w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/30-days-205x300.jpg 205w\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"30 Days of Sex Talks for Ages 12+: Empowering Your Child with Knowledge of Sexual Intimacy\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/30-days-of-sex-talks-for-ages-12-empowering-your-child-with-knowledge-of-sexual-intimacy\/\">30 Days of Sex Talks for Ages 12+: Empowering Your Child with Knowledge of Sexual Intimacy<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Purchase on Amazon<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1733604642\/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&amp;pd_rd_w=tMX9x&amp;pf_rd_p=0c758152-61cd-452f-97a6-17f070f654b8&amp;pd_rd_wg=bk76N&amp;pf_rd_r=5859X0KPXBP03HH032M5&amp;pd_rd_r=1f398a3d-5225-4c4e-9a98-cba0530b445a&amp;s=books&amp;spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzQT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"4 Principles for Talking to Your Kids about Sex\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/4-principles-for-talking-to-your-kids-about-sex\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.43.47-AM-1024x417.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.43.47-AM-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.43.47-AM-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.43.47-AM-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.43.47-AM-1536x625.png 1536w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.43.47-AM.png 1602w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"4 Principles for Talking to Your Kids about Sex\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/4-principles-for-talking-to-your-kids-about-sex\/\">4 Principles for Talking to Your Kids about Sex<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Read the Article<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/4-principles-for-talking-to-your-kids-about-sex\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know about Their Kids and Sex\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/5-things-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-their-kids-and-sex\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5things.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know about Their Kids and Sex\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/5-things-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-their-kids-and-sex\/\">5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know about Their Kids and Sex<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Purchase on Amazon<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/5-things-every-parent-needs-to-know-about-their-kids-and-sex\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"A Child\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/a-childs-first-book-about-marriage-gods-way-is-always-best\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/marriage.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/marriage.jpg 479w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/marriage-287x300.jpg 287w\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"A Child\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/a-childs-first-book-about-marriage-gods-way-is-always-best\/\">A Child&#8217;s First Book About Marriage: God&#8217;s Way is Always Best<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Purchase on Amazon<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/a-childs-first-book-about-marriage-gods-way-is-always-best\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"Bare Marriage Training\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/bare-marriage-training\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.16.07-AM.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.16.07-AM.png 448w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-17-at-10.16.07-AM-300x133.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"Bare Marriage Training\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/bare-marriage-training\/\">Bare Marriage Training<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Purchase Training\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/bare-marriage-training\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"Boundaries in Dating\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/boundaries-in-dating\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Boundaries-in-Dating-663x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Boundaries-in-Dating-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Boundaries-in-Dating-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Boundaries-in-Dating-768x1186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Boundaries-in-Dating.jpg 829w\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"Boundaries in Dating\" 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Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/god-made-all-of-me-a-book-to-help-children-protect-their-bodies\/\">God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Purchase on Amazon<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/god-made-all-of-me-a-book-to-help-children-protect-their-bodies\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"God Made Your Body (Pure Foundations)\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/god-made-your-body-pure-foundations\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/godmade.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/godmade.jpg 459w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/godmade-275x300.jpg 275w\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a 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A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/good-pictures-bad-pictures-jr-a-simple-plan-to-protect-young-minds\/\">Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Purchase on Amazon<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/good-pictures-bad-pictures-jr-a-simple-plan-to-protect-young-minds\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today\u2019s Young Kids\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/good-pictures-bad-pictures-porn-proofing-todays-young-kids\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/good-pics.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today\u2019s Young Kids\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/good-pictures-bad-pictures-porn-proofing-todays-young-kids\/\">Good 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href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/how-to-help-your-kids-have-healthy-relationships-with-opposite-sex\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"Mom, Dad\u2026What\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/mom-dadwhats-sexgiving-your-kids-a-gospel-centered-view-of-sex-and-our-culture\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/momdad.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/momdad.jpg 323w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/momdad-194x300.jpg 194w\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"Mom, Dad\u2026What\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/mom-dadwhats-sexgiving-your-kids-a-gospel-centered-view-of-sex-and-our-culture\/\">Mom, Dad\u2026What&#8217;s Sex?:Giving Your Kids a Gospel-Centered View of Sex and Our Culture<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Purchase on Amazon<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/mom-dadwhats-sexgiving-your-kids-a-gospel-centered-view-of-sex-and-our-culture\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"Statistics on Teen Sex Trends\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/statistics-on-teen-sex-trends\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Empowered-Website-Article-Header-1024x576.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Empowered-Website-Article-Header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Empowered-Website-Article-Header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Empowered-Website-Article-Header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Empowered-Website-Article-Header-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Empowered-Website-Article-Header.png 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"Statistics on Teen Sex Trends\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/statistics-on-teen-sex-trends\/\">Statistics on Teen Sex Trends<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>Statistics on Teen Sex Trends: \u00a0In a recent national study, which defined \u201chaving sex\u201d as including vaginal, anal, or oral sex, researchers found that the median age of sexual initiation to be 16 years for both males and females. By age 19, 75% of youth have had vaginal, anal, and\/or oral sex [1]. \u00a0 Among\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"View Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/statistics-on-teen-sex-trends\/\">View Resource<\/a> <a title=\"Talking To Kids About Sex: 3 Things Christian Parents Shouldn\" href=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/talking-to-kids-about-sex-3-things-christian-parents-shouldnt-do\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TalkingToKidsAboutSex-3ThingsChristianParentsShouldntDo.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TalkingToKidsAboutSex-3ThingsChristianParentsShouldntDo.png 500w, https:\/\/empoweredgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TalkingToKidsAboutSex-3ThingsChristianParentsShouldntDo-214x300.png 214w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a title=\"Talking To Kids 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