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Basic guidelines for leading an open
and helpful discussion.
- Have the medical person bring some of the most recent
statistics about social trends (sexual activity, Sexually
Transmitted Infections, etc).
- No matter where or when, when asked a direct question, give
an honest and direct answer. The answer may be “I don't know,
I'll look that up” or “this is just my opinion, but my opinion
is...” or “our church believes...” or “these are the
facts....”
- When asked a direct question, only answer that question and
nothing more. If they want to know more, they'll ask.
- Make sure you understand what is actually being asked. As
the old joke goes: “What's a period” may simply be a question
about punctuation.
- In any discussion about sex, be prepared for one of them to
ask a question intended to be shocking (this almost always happens).
It may not actually be shocking to you, but the point of the
question is to shock and put off. The goal of such questions is to
either end the discussion or to test to see whether you are as open
and accepting as you say you are. Again, answer the question calmly
and directly but without elaboration.
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