What Does Sex-Positive Parenting Mean?

How to have kids— and keep sexual sanity on both sides of the generation gap!

Reporter Lia Grainger at Metro Toronto interviews Susie Bright on the occasion of her visit to Come as You Are:

LG: Why is it important to raise a child in a sex positive atmosphere? How will this impact the child’s life?

SB: "Sex-positive" is a fairly new expression— maybe it’s been overused of late.

But the sentiment about wishing your kids grew up with “a good head on their shoulders,” when it comes to sex — has been around for a long time!

I remember my mother telling me that she would never let me grow up thinking that my period was a "curse," for example. She didn't slap me when I started menstruating, as she once was.

I remember being mortified that my mother had written the word “fanny” in my baby book. How could she!

At the same time, my mom was too embarrassed to talk about "where babies come from." She left a book on my pillow, to do the talking for her. She tried!

It made a difference. Education makes all the difference. My parents were big on reading and I too, became a mo…