Dos and don'ts when talking about sex

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Take a factual, age-appropriate and incremental approach.

Says Ms June Yong, a family life expert at Focus on the Family Singapore: "It is best to start young and start small, tackling topics such as the proper names of body parts and biological differences between male and female."

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 17, 2022, with the headline Dos and don'ts when talking about sex. Subscribe