Hi all,
As I work through my own issues, and think more about my upbringing and education, etc. I am also thinking about my role as a parent and educator to my children, in particular my teenage son.
He’s just 13 and not yet sexually active or even shown much interest in dating. But I’d like to give him a good foundation to build upon, maybe help him avoid some of the pitfalls that have me doing so much introspection now as a 40-something. I want him to have a happy, fulfilling, pleasurable, open, honest relationship to sex.
My question, or reason for bringing this up here is to see if others here have tread this path and what advice you might share. I’m particularly interested in books that might suit him. He’s curious and an avid reader, very smart, but not as great with verbal communication and definitely clams up whenever old dad brings up anything about feelings or -forbid- puberty and changing bodies.