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How The Danish Talk About Sex To Their Kids And What We Can Learn From Them
The Danes speak frankly with their kids about sex from a young age, and maybe you should, too. Learning the proper words to use when referring to their bodies “promotes positive body image, self confidence, and parent-child communication.”
Redditor Sara, whose parents immigrated to the US from Denmark, can’t imagine learning about sex any other way. “My parents were always completely open with me about sex,” she wrote on Reddit. “When I asked where babies come from, they told me in the most clinical and simple way you can tell a young child, and showed me a kids’ book which explained all about puberty and sex. [They] even showed a cartoon penis in three stages: about to penetrate, mid-penetration, and fully penetrating and ejaculating.”
Americans may be getting the message. Jessica Alexander was shocked when she first heard her husband read a Danish sex-ed book to their daughter, but soon came around. She’s the co-author of The Danish Way of Parenting: A Guide to Raising the Happiest Kids in the World.
What do you think is the best way to teach kids about sex?
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“My parents immigrated to America from Denmark, so I had a bit of a different upbringing than my peers,” writes Sara, who was born in the US
“When I asked where babies come from they told me in the most clinical and simple way and showed me a kids book”
“I asked my parents if they had sex and they told me they did frequently, but only when I was asleep or out of the house”
“IMO one of the great sins American parents make is not being open about sex”
“I lost my virginity in my own bed with my parents’ knowledge it was going to happen in advance”
“I’m in my late 20’s now, no husband and no kids. But when/if I have kids I hope to raise them the same way I was raised”
“Looking back, I can’t imagine having been forced to lose my virginity in secret, with no counseling from my parents about what to expect”
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LucaGiordano 9 years ago
Very good ! These are absolutely natural and normal topics. being open about them is very healthy !! It's when we start to suppress these topics when the problems start.
MichelleParent 9 years ago
To me it seems like a little too much information. I worry that there may not be enough emphasis on "this is for adults to do" and that children may end up doing this to each other. But when you're this honest to your kids I'm sure that's brought up aswell. So maybe im just being 'american' about it all. (And it is so painful to refer to myself as american like that. Canadian Canadian Canadian Canadian. Okay im better now. *breathingmorecalmly*
JeanVanWyk 9 years ago
It's better than being completely ignorant about it and learning it from watching porn :P Notice in the book that they always use 'mommy and daddy', not 'girl and boy'. Also, I know that in Norway (I think) they have a Sexuality program which is also about building confidence to say no, understanding things like love and affection, and learning about similar concepts :) it's much more efficient than the 'western' way of teaching 'sex-ed' (abstinence or else you will D I E !!11!!).
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NarmChayapat 9 years ago
I think it's very good to educate the children as it is natural and common topics. However, its only the start of the series of sex education so, as parents, you would have to educate them when is the proper time to have sex, what is safe sex, downsides of it, disease and consent issue, readiness etc. Thus, parents should prepare for all those as well.
AnnMerritt 9 years ago
I think these are great, I was always open to questions from my kids and tried to answer them as honestly and clearly as I could, this book and the illustrations would have made it much easier.
AmandaPanda 9 years ago
There are 4 kids in my family, and I'm the 2nd. We lived in Germany when I was a kid, and these types of videos and resources were readily available. I watched a similar video when I was about 5 or 6 and it answered most of my questions. I feel like education about sex makes parents more uncomfortable than kids, and proliferating sex education would greatly reduce teen pregnancy. Knowledge is power.
Duyguİslamoğlu 9 years ago
That's great, except the 'birthing table'. We need more image of women giving birth actively, naturally, standing up and free :)
Michelle Smith 9 years ago
So awesome, my complaint is the mom giving birth has no face, it looks like that baby is a trophy for those 2 men!
LucaGiordano 9 years ago
Very good ! These are absolutely natural and normal topics. being open about them is very healthy !! It's when we start to suppress these topics when the problems start.
MichelleParent 9 years ago
To me it seems like a little too much information. I worry that there may not be enough emphasis on "this is for adults to do" and that children may end up doing this to each other. But when you're this honest to your kids I'm sure that's brought up aswell. So maybe im just being 'american' about it all. (And it is so painful to refer to myself as american like that. Canadian Canadian Canadian Canadian. Okay im better now. *breathingmorecalmly*
JeanVanWyk 9 years ago
It's better than being completely ignorant about it and learning it from watching porn :P Notice in the book that they always use 'mommy and daddy', not 'girl and boy'. Also, I know that in Norway (I think) they have a Sexuality program which is also about building confidence to say no, understanding things like love and affection, and learning about similar concepts :) it's much more efficient than the 'western' way of teaching 'sex-ed' (abstinence or else you will D I E !!11!!).
Load More Replies... NarmChayapat 9 years ago
I think it's very good to educate the children as it is natural and common topics. However, its only the start of the series of sex education so, as parents, you would have to educate them when is the proper time to have sex, what is safe sex, downsides of it, disease and consent issue, readiness etc. Thus, parents should prepare for all those as well.
AnnMerritt 9 years ago
I think these are great, I was always open to questions from my kids and tried to answer them as honestly and clearly as I could, this book and the illustrations would have made it much easier.
AmandaPanda 9 years ago
There are 4 kids in my family, and I'm the 2nd. We lived in Germany when I was a kid, and these types of videos and resources were readily available. I watched a similar video when I was about 5 or 6 and it answered most of my questions. I feel like education about sex makes parents more uncomfortable than kids, and proliferating sex education would greatly reduce teen pregnancy. Knowledge is power.
Duyguİslamoğlu 9 years ago
That's great, except the 'birthing table'. We need more image of women giving birth actively, naturally, standing up and free :)
Michelle Smith 9 years ago
So awesome, my complaint is the mom giving birth has no face, it looks like that baby is a trophy for those 2 men!
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