Navigating Sexuality with Your Kids
Episode 5 of the The Bridge After Hours podcast, hosted by The Bridge, titled "Navigating Sexuality with Your Kids " was published on November 15, 2025 and runs 50 minutes.
November 15, 2025 ·50m · The Bridge After Hours
Summary
In this episode, the boys dive straight into God, sex, and parenting. They answer the question a lot of parents are asking during the God & Sexuality series: *When should I start talking to my kids about this, and how do I do it without freaking them (or myself) out?* Their core argument is: start early and keep talking. Age-appropriate conversations about bodies, desire, dignity, and identity can begin as early as 4–5, long before explicit content or “the talk.” The goal is to form identity—“you are sacred, loved, a temple of the Holy Spirit”—rather than just hand down a list of rules. They warn that if you wait until middle school or a sermon on sex to start, it’s jarring, awkward, and usually too late; kids already know far more than parents think, whether from Christian school, public school, media, or friends. They emphasize open, shame-free communication where questions are welcomed, kids confess without fear of being crushed, and parents share their own journeys appropriately, modeling that nothing is off-limits in conversation.Then they get very practical. They urge parents to be proactive, not reactive: build habits like weekly 1:1 time with each child, teach consent, boundaries, and respect for their own and others’ bodies early, and talk explicitly about pornography *before* kids stumble into it. Underneath it all, they keep coming back to a few non-negotiables: culture *will* disciple your kids if you don’t, comfort can’t be king, secrecy and shame are deadly, and in a Christian home the family motto should be, “No one struggles alone; we talk, we ask questions, and mom and dad—not the internet—are the primary disciplers of our kids’ sexuality.”Have any questions? We would love to hear from you! Please email your questions to [email protected] on iTunes or SpotifyFollow The Bridge on Instagram and Facebook: @thebridgechino
Episode Description
In this episode, the boys dive straight into God, sex, and parenting. They answer the question a lot of parents are asking during the God & Sexuality series: *When should I start talking to my kids about this, and how do I do it without freaking them (or myself) out?* Their core argument is: start early and keep talking. Age-appropriate conversations about bodies, desire, dignity, and identity can begin as early as 4–5, long before explicit content or “the talk.” The goal is to form identity—“you are sacred, loved, a temple of the Holy Spirit”—rather than just hand down a list of rules. They warn that if you wait until middle school or a sermon on sex to start, it’s jarring, awkward, and usually too late; kids already know far more than parents think, whether from Christian school, public school, media, or friends. They emphasize open, shame-free communication where questions are welcomed, kids confess without fear of being crushed, and parents share their own journeys appropriately, modeling that nothing is off-limits in conversation.Then they get very practical. They urge parents to be proactive, not reactive: build habits like weekly 1:1 time with each child, teach consent, boundaries, and respect for their own and others’ bodies early, and talk explicitly about pornography *before* kids stumble into it. Underneath it all, they keep coming back to a few non-negotiables: culture *will* disciple your kids if you don’t, comfort can’t be king, secrecy and shame are deadly, and in a Christian home the family motto should be, “No one struggles alone; we talk, we ask questions, and mom and dad—not the internet—are the primary disciplers of our kids’ sexuality.”
Have any questions? We would love to hear from you!
Please email your questions to [email protected].
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Follow The Bridge on Instagram and Facebook: @thebridgechino
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