Let's talk about sex. Now, part of me wants to say, ooh, earmuffs. If you have kids around, listen to this when your kids aren't with you in the car. And certainly, this might be an episode you want to listen to alone. But ironically, we're going to talk about why it's important to talk to your kid about sex and how it doesn't have to be such a taboo topic. This topic is more

important now than ever. We know. Kids are exposed to so much more, so much earlier. In a study

conducted by common sense media in 2023, the average age kids are exposed to sexual images or porn is 12. And a whopping

58% of those kids come across that material accidentally. What does that really mean to me?

That kids have always been curious about sex. But now that they have the internet, it is even more important

that our kids know they can come to us with their curiosity, not the internet where they're going

to end up encountering things they don't want to see and frankly, they shouldn't see. I'm so excited

to talk about this topic. I know all of us want to be the kind

of parent who can show up for important conversations, and all of us probably also feel a little

bit nervous about it. I promise you by the end, those nerves will be lessened, and I'm so excited

for us to get there.

I'm Dr. Becky, and this is good inside.

We'll be back right after this. Okay, here's the scene. I'm on the subway with my five-year-old son. He was exactly five.

And we had a play date really far from our house. And that matters. You'll see why. So we're on the subway for what's going to be 25-minute ride.

My son picks up something from the ground and says to me,

Mom, can I eat this? It looks like candy.

I said, what is it? He goes, it's a Magnum.

Now, if you don't know, Magnum is the name of an ice cream bar. And I think he thought

this was some version of an ice cream bar in tiny square form. It was not. It was what you and I

might know, a condom. It was a wrapped condom he had found on the subway. There were so many adults

around us. It was very, very crowded. And it felt like everyone was watching me, wondering how I was

going to handle this question. So I just said, sweetie, you know, that's not candy,

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