When are children ready for “THE Talk”? Parents often ask us when they should start telling their children about sex. One answer is, when the child begins to ask questions. However, if you wait for your child to ask or only discuss sex when your child asks, some sexual topics will never get discussed, at least not at the proper time. Parents must take the initiative. This includes certain aspects of sexual maturation that a child may not consider until he or she experiences them. It is important that young people are aware of the physiological changes before they actually happen. For more information on what changes are normal in adolescence visit www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/.