131 | How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex and Sin as a Christian Parent

Living Easy with Lindsey

Lindsey Maestas

God, Divorce, Society & Culture, Relationships, Faith, Family, Marriage, Depression, Anxiety, Motherhood, Married, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Let's get uncomfortable. ;-)

In today's episode, I am discussing the often tricky topic of talking to your children about sex, drugs, and alcohol.

From the importance of starting early, communicating about sex and sin consistently, and staying proactive with phones and social media. I am sharing real-life scenarios and age-appropriate strategies, encouraging you to be transparent about your own past and present mistakes with a focus on the Gospel.

The love you have for your child is a higher priority than your comfort. Oral sex, sex, masturbation, drugs, and alcohol should be regular discussion topics within your home to remove the shock factor and to solidify your children's understanding of God's intention and plan for these things.

Follow along with Lindsey Maestas on IG: @livingeasywithlindsey

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0:00.0	At the end of our days we want to be proud of how we spent that day. At the end of our lives we want to be proud of how we spent that day.
0:11.3	At the end of our lives, we want to be equally proud
0:14.1	of the decisions that we've made.
0:15.6	To do this, we need to face the heart.
0:18.1	We need to talk it out.
0:19.8	We need to lean into community,
0:21.7	relatability, and understanding.
0:23.6	We need to hear how other people got it together,
0:26.7	how they overcame the shame, her toxicity, and past trauma
0:30.2	and chose to move forward.
0:32.2	But nobody talks about the hard stuff enough. Life is
0:35.1	tough and confusing and yet we try to glide over the struggles like the glaze on
0:39.9	a donna and expect to come out unscathed on the other side. We don't deal with the hard, we just keep moving forward, distracting ourselves with scrolling, Netflix binges, and a busy, busy life.
0:50.0	But none of us want to feel like we're drowning or settling in the one life that we've been given.
0:55.0	And that's where this show comes in.
0:57.0	I longed be a piece of the puzzle that not only extends a hand but comes alongside of you to live well and to live with joy.
1:04.0	On the Living Easy Podcast I dig deep and talk about the things that people are not
1:07.9	always comfortable discussing. We talk about the nitty gritty of marriage from
1:11.7	living like roommates to the confusion of sex and
1:14.4	intimacy. We talk about the reality of losing friendships and the art of making new ones as an
1:19.4	adult because let's be honest it is not always easy and we explore essential life principles like real forgiveness,
1:26.2	making perfect memories and imperfect homes and how to deepen your relationship with God in a way that genuinely changes how you live and how you love. God has used the living easy podcast to touch hearts in nearly every country in this world.
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