The Sex Talk Your Kids Actually Need

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Education, Sexuality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Despite their reactions to our attempts to discuss it, our children are looking to us to help them make sense of their sexuality. And while talking to kids about sex can feel deeply uncomfortable — for reasons that are actually quite natural — avoiding these conversations comes at a cost. In this episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Holly J. Moore of the Made for Moore podcast to discuss how parents can approach conversations about sex and sexuality with their children in a way that is honest, ongoing, and shame-free. They explore why discomfort doesn't have to be a barrier, how to begin these conversations early and keep them going, and how offering values around sexuality — rather than fear or shame — empowers children to make informed, confident, and integrity-driven choices as they grow. Want to learn more? Enroll in Dr. Finlayson-Fife's How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex course!

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0:00.0	don't let yourself think that your point of view doesn't matter to them. It does. They're just
0:07.0	not going to tell you that it does because, again, they want that separation between themselves,
0:11.4	sexuality and their parent, as they should want.
0:29.0	Welcome to Convers with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of relationships,
0:34.5	sexuality, spirituality, and more, all featuring Dr. Finlayson-Fife.
0:40.7	Welcome back to Made for More.
0:42.4	I am your host, Holly J. Moore.
0:47.8	I am a divorce lawyer who is passionate about helping all of us to use the challenges in our life to grow and show up as the best versions of ourselves.
0:50.8	We are joined today by Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, a relationship and sexuality coach. Jennifer,
0:57.8	welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. Now, we've had a couple other relationship coaches and
1:05.2	sex therapists on on the show before, but what I think is interesting about the work that you do is you do
1:10.5	this within a faith-based community, correct?
1:12.9	Yes, I do.
1:14.4	Yeah.
1:14.7	So is there anything different about doing this work in a faith-based community versus
1:20.1	in a secular community?
1:23.8	Yes and no.
1:25.6	I mean, I think even secular parents care a lot about the question of values
1:30.3	and what values they're offering to their children. But of course, in a religious community,
1:35.3	there's often an overarching assumed value of no sex until marriage. Generally speaking,
1:42.3	more anxiety, I think, about sex itself. Some fear that teaching your
1:47.8	kids will make them go have sex or make them do things that go counter to the faith's values.
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