The other night, our telephone rang about 1:30 a.m.  The missionary mom on the other end of the line had totally forgotten the time difference between her West Coast home and are East Coast residence. She had just caught her eight-year-old son trying to have intercourse with his three-year-old sister.  At the moment, she was living in Panic City and time zones were not at the top of her priority list.

Until the moment I spoke with her, this mother was totally unaware of the sexual dangers lurking on computers.  Of course, her boy had already been exposed.  However, upon further inquiry she discovered that his main concern had to do with his curiosity about whether or not his penis was of normal size.  I explained to her that male porn stars are carefully selected to make even adult males feel inferior.  Then, I suggested that she do some research on the computer to find appropriate medical site that displayed normal development of male genitals.  I urged her to take advantage of this opportunity to begin a dialogue with her children about sexuality and told her about our Parents First program.  You can see what this program is all about at: www.teachthetruthaboutsex.com

When she shared with her son the developmental chart she had downloaded and explained to him that his genitals would grow as his body grew he was very reassured.  This is a wonderful example of how wise parenst can turn an alarming situation into a teaching moment and establish themselves as the primary sex educators of their children.  Public schools can give children information about sex, but they are for bid by law to couch that information in any moral value system.  Sexual value should be learned in the home.  Be sure your children and your grandchildren understand this.