On today’s episode we talk about the upcoming birthday of our oldest child, an discuss having to have the sex talk with our 11 year old and 8 year old daughters, and how it went. We talk about getting advice from friends through social media, and subscribing to parenting podcasts.

Specific topic discussed in this episode:

• Parents of a 15 year old who is getting a learners permit. (0:45)
• Why we needed to have a sex talk with some of our kids. (5:10)
• Getting advice from people on Instagram. (6:50)
• Ivy was nervous about having this talk, Echo was not at all. (7:50)
• Echo has ADD and couldn’t keep on topic, but understood it all. (8:30)
• Being honest and opening the door for future conversations with our kids. (10:30)
• Rochelle felt really good about previous sex talks with Dexter. (11:35)
• Neither Scott or Rochelle had the sex talk with our own parents. (12:30)
• Echo’s brain moves faster than everybody else. (17:00)
• The sex talk will never be easy. (19:15)
• Things we’re thankful for: weekends, having a nice teenager. (20:00)
• Thanks for all the help from those who gave their advice and ideas! (23:45)