Should parents talk to their children about sex, sexuality and reproductive health? At what age should children be told about their sexuality?
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The programme is nice and it will increase access to information to childrens from their parents on sex and sexuality reproductive health.It is the responsibility of each and every familly to to talk to their childrens.
How early? I would say as early as possible. I used to think 12 maybe but kid are so precocious nowadays that 9 doesn’t look that young anymore.
As early as possible. The best that parents can do is also to bring in some newsletters/magazines from Pakachere/Manaso/NAC etc which talk about HIV/AIDS and behavioural change.
Once these children have gone through the articles in these magazines they will definately come up with questions and this is the time parents come in for more explanation and advice to their children.
Your right Amaka nowadays childrens at 9 they have started sharing some Ideas with friends about sex and reproduction even at school you find that during our ages they use to tell us (parents)that we do buy babies from hospital, maybe up to the age of 15 children without knowing where the baby comes from,but now at the age of 10 they already know what happened up to the point of birth.So tell them as early as posible.
Caution must be taken. There is a big difference here between a child in the rural and one in town, u see, the one in town is highly exposed to alot of stuff, TVs, magazines and bad advice from friends etc. The way you can handle such a case will always be different from the one in the village. In our time we had no tv at home, and only one radio station/channel; MBC Radio 1. Information was limited and controlled and i think this helped us alot. Wedidnot know much. I then concur with the other contributors saying we were told babies r bought in hospitals etc. At the earliest stage of 8, a child should be advised, little by little about sexuality. Dont go too deep! Some children are so stupid they would want to try it, LOL.
In this Obama generation parents should start talk this HIV/Aids thing as early as possible,because failing to do so there children’s future will be in danger with this pandemic that is causing a catastrophic number of death.NB tellthem only the introductory part.
i think ten… i mean as a parent you can always begin to break the ice slowly..then they will grow up with that kind of knowledge…at least that what i plan on doing…but then again i know some parents are shy.. i have a frined of mine whose mother literally failed to ell her about boys and stuff that she had to be sent to a hospital for that kind of talk- i mean c’mon… am sure she was pretty scared…
This is great & fantastic.
Honesty & Faithfuless is the a needed in a relation.It can enhance to prevent HIV/AIDS too !!!!!
Children seem aware of their sex fairly early — that is, they understand that girls and boys are different while probably not understanding why that difference exists. As a child grows, natural questions occur that should be answered at that time. The answers should be truthful and honest, but possibly not entirely complete. For example, when the question comes up regarding where babies come from, it can be said that a mommy and a daddy get together and make a baby. For a first inquiry, this seems to suffice. As the child considers this answer and as time goes on, more detailed questions will require more detailed answers. But it is a natural process and not difficult for parents to manage.