Mindful Mama: Raising Kind, Confident Kids Without Losing Your Cool | Parenting Strategies For Big Emotions & More Teens & Sex! Listener Questions with Amy Lang
Aug 12, 2025
In this enlightening discussion, guest Amy Lang, a sexuality educator and founder of Birds and Bees and Kids, shares expert insights on navigating conversations about sex with teens. She emphasizes the importance of open, sex-positive communication and the need for parents to create a supportive environment. The duo tackles challenges such as technology's impact on perceptions of sex, the significance of consent, and how to prepare teens for their first sexual experiences. Practical tips and resources make this a must-listen for any parent.
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Kids Often Hide Romantic Lives
- Amy's son kept his romantic life private and only opened up as an adult.
- She uses this to illustrate many teens hide relationships from parents.
Offer To Make Clinic Appointments
- Offer to help book birth-control or STI testing appointments if teens need support.
- Amy Lang suggests parents can make the appointment when appropriate.
Hunter's Teen Pregnancy Story
- Hunter shared she got pregnant at 15 and chose to have an abortion.
- She later told her daughters to normalize that such things can happen and to offer support.
