Awkward To Open: Navigating Sex Talks With Your Kids With Birds & Bees EP 111

Healthy By Heather Brown

Heather Brown

Education, How To, Mental Health, Christianity, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality

5 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast, Heather engages with Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson from Birds and the Bees to discuss the importance of open conversations about sex and relationships with children. They share their personal journeys, the significance of establishing a family mission statement regarding sex, and practical strategies for parents to navigate these discussions. The conversation emphasizes the need for ongoing dialogue rather than a single 'talk', and encourages parents to approach the topic with confidence and clarity, regardless of their past experiences. In this conversation, Heather Brown discusses the importance of navigating conversations about sex and relationships with children in a healthy and age-appropriate manner. She emphasizes the need for ongoing dialogue, using relatable language, and addressing complex topics with grace and truth. The discussion also touches on the significance of resetting family dynamics and relationships to foster open communication.

00:00 Introduction to Healthy Conversations
01:12 The Journey of Birds and the Bees
04:54 Understanding the Importance of Early Conversations
11:52 Breaking Down the Birth Story
17:59 Establishing Family Mission Statements
23:47 Navigating Past Experiences and Future Conversations
26:05 Holistic Perspectives on Sex Education
27:59 Navigating Conversations About Sex with Children
32:44 Using Age-Appropriate Language for Education
36:05 The Importance of Ongoing Dialogue
41:17 Addressing Complex Topics with Grace and Truth
47:34 Resetting Family Dynamics and Relationships

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0:00.0	Hey, y'all, and welcome to the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast, where I encourage you in
0:05.0	healthy, mind, body, and spirit through my Sunday reset.
0:08.8	Let's get into it.
0:14.7	Hey, girl, gang, and welcome back to another episode of Healthy by Heather Brown.
0:18.2	You guys are in for a treat, and I am in for a treat, because
0:22.2	y'all, I swear the Lord just has the most perfect timing worked out. I had asked Birds and the
0:27.2	bees to come on the podcast a while back. Well, then as life would have it, I got sick. I ended up
0:32.3	having to cancel on them. And then meanwhile, my church behind the scenes was orchestrating that we were going to do an online course of theirs called Birds and the Bees takes flight with Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson.
0:46.1	And y'all, it was just an honor to sit there with my husband and get on the same page about how we want to talk about sex for our boys, what that looks like.
0:54.7	So I got to hear from them, learn from their wisdom about how to train up and equip young
0:59.8	kids about sex and what that means in God's design.
1:03.2	But then, y'all, now I'm rescheduled and I've gotten to do their whole course at my church.
1:08.9	And now I get to ask them all my personal questions.
1:11.4	So welcome to the show, Megan and Mary Flo.
1:14.9	And I just am so pumped for today.
1:17.6	Well, we're excited to be here.
1:18.8	Thanks for inviting us.
1:20.0	I know.
1:20.4	It worked out perfectly.
1:21.7	So we're really happy to be here.
1:23.0	Yes, for sure.
1:24.0	Just to give a little bit of context,
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