Most Parents feel awkward or unprepared to have a conversation about sex and relationships with their children.   Mandi says "What you think you should be telling your kids about sex, is not what you should tell them."

Research tells us that kids and teens who have regular conversations with their parents and caregivers about sex and their bodies are less likely to take risks with their sexual health, and more likely to be safe, have healthy relationships and have higher self-confidence with their bodies. So how do you start this conversation with your kids?

Mandi Nutall is the author of The Birthday Suit Books, which teach parents how, when, and what to say as they approach talking to their children about anatomy, sex, fertilization, pregnancy, and safety.  She encourages open and honest communication, so our children feel safer coming to us with personal questions.

Mandi makes it simple and empowers parents to then empower their children to respect and love their bodies. Her mission is to help amend generations of shame and embarrassment about our body—our greatest gift—into one of admiration and respect.  She says “We have one shot to teach our kids to respect their body, and we can't leave that up to the world—it's our job and divine responsibility.”

Mandi, is a former high school health teacher, a collegiate volleyball player, a photographer, and a mother of 5. Through a life of struggle, surviving cancer, miscarriages, and helping her 2-year-old daughter fight cancer, Mandi believes in miracles and in the limitless potential within families to do good and raise knowledgeable children.

In this episode, Mandi tells us why most teenage kids are clueless about their bodies and sex, and how we can prepare them better.

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