Mavis Mtandeki and another parent, sex educator and clinic nurse share their thoughts on talking to children about sex.
Parents must know: AIDS is real
Preventing pregnancy is uppermost in many parents and teenagers’ minds, says clinic nurse Noxolo Ntenetya. But HIV/AIDS seems to be far less of a concern.
Suzanne believes in not telling children more than they ask when it comes to sex. “Don’t overload them,” says the mother of Cape Town teenager Catherine (14).
Honest answers to classroom questions
It can be uncomfortable talking about sex and sexuality because it’s such a private thing, acknowledges psychologist and guidance counsellor, Ingrid Owens, but she has no doubt that children want to talk.
