You're listening to Family Talk, the radio broadcasting division of the James Dobson Family Institute.

I am that James Dobson, and I'm so pleased that you've joined us today. Well, welcome to Family Talk, the Broadcast.

Well, welcome to Family Talk, the Broadcast Division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Roger Marsh, thank you so much for joining us today.

As a parent, your child has probably already started their school year,

and you know that what happens on the school yard and especially

what happens that the interaction with your kids friends can really have a huge

impact on your child. It's important for parents to be leaders in guiding

your children through the different stages of development

and that certain conversations can be a little more nerve-wracking to have with them depending on

the topic.

On today's broadcast and again tomorrow, we're going to hear a program that was recorded several years ago, but is still incredibly relevant today.

We'll be diving into how and when parents should teach their children about, well, you know, the birds and the peas, as we used to call it.

Now, due to the nature of the content being discussed, today's program is not intended for younger

listeners. Parental discretion, definitely advised.

You know, it's important to consider that today's children are literally bombarded with so

many different pieces of information and that bombarding starts at even younger ages for kids.

So it's vitally important for parents to appropriately manage the information their child

has been receiving and not to leave them seeking for answers on their own.

Unfortunately, many moms and dads avoid the all-important conversation altogether

and they wind up leaving it to the school to educate their children about the facts of life.

So if this is an area that you could use some encouragement in, then be sure to pay close attention

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