Episode 12 (Season 2) Parenting: Birds and Bees Guests: Mary Flo Ridley, Megan Michelson

About the Episode:
Join us today to hear from Mary Flo and Megan about a new, effective, and wholesome way to talk to your children about sex. There can be a lot of fear, awkwardness, and difficulty in approaching children with “the talk.” But rather than one serious conversation on the verge of pubescence, The Birds & Bees offer a simple way for parents to enter into these conversations that are not complicated, not sensual, but biblical and to the point of the beauty of His design. And then to talk about the boundaries that protect that beauty and that cause that beauty to flourish and then the brokenness outside of the boundaries. This method encourages parents to establish a family mission statement, offer open communication without shame, and anchor their children in knowledge from you which in fact becomes their protection. As Megan says, we want to start when they are young because we create a safe place that our kids can come to when they have questions. This way, over the years, we have established this pattern of trust and communication and this habit of: ‘I have a curious question, I can go to mom and dad, and I can trust that they will give me accurate information.’ Visit www.birds-bees.com and follow @birds_bees on Instagram for more guidance on how to have honest and open communication from the early stages that help give your children a strong foundation in your voice and your values as they grow and learn about the beautiful gift from God that sex is.

About Our Guests:
The Birds & Bees founder, Mary Flo Ridley, has been passionately sharing this message all over the world for 30 years. Mary Flo and her husband Dave have been married for 40 years, they have three married children and eight grandchildren. After growing up in El Paso, Mary Flo graduated from SMU. She loves playing with her grandchildren, baking, and traveling!

Megan Michelson joined Mary Flo at Birds & Bees almost 6 years ago to help bring this message to a new generation of parents. Megan was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and graduated from Baylor University. Before diving into the world of sex education, Megan was a middle school teacher. She and her husband Blake have been married for 12 years and have three young kids. She’s in the trenches of motherhood… so happy and so tired!

Resources:
The Birds and the Bees created an online course for parents of ages 1-10. Mary Flo and Megan created a curriculum with tired and busy parents in mind! Each session takes just a few minutes to watch and will give you practical, easy-to-use tools and leave you feeling equipped, empowered, and even excited. https://birds-bees.com/pages/courses

Tune into the Birds & Bees podcast to hear about topics like protecting our children from pornography, body exploration, and normalizing periods. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-birds-bees/id1553412228
Follow them on Instagram! @birds_bees

About the Host:
A graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mark Davis came to PCPC as our Youth Pastor in 2003 and became our Senior Pastor in 2009. He and his bride, Kristina, met at a Young Life Camp in 1988 and have five amazing kids, Kara (and husband, Drew), Madalyn (and husband, Jack), Cayden, Esther Kate, & Samuel.

Verse:
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” -Proverbs 22:6

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