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Parents used to have "The Talk" with their kids—but now we know there are many "big talks" we need to have with them over the course of their childhood. Here's how to talk to kids about race, sex, porn, online safety, guns, school shootings, and more.
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Big Talks

How to Prepare for All the Parenting 'Big Talks'

In this 15-part series, we'll help you navigate conversations with your kids about everything from sex and porn to divorce and suicide—and much more.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

An Age-By-Age Guide to Talking to Kids About Sex

Parents are no longer having "The Talk"—instead, they're have micro-talks over the course of their kid's childhood.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

An Age-By-Age Guide to Talking to Kids About Race

By early elementary age, kids start to associate positive traits with their own racial group and negative traits with other groups.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

How to Talk to Your Kids About Porn

You need to talk to kids about porn before they come across it online—and that happens earlier than you probably realize.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

An Age-By-Age Guide to Talking to Kids About Drugs

There are ways to talk to kids about drugs and alcohol before actually talking to them about drugs and alcohol.

Beth Skwarecki
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Big Talks

An Age-By-Age Guide to Talking to Kids About Divorce

From their earliest years and into high school, here's how to talk to your kids about divorce in an age-appropriate way.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

An Age-By-Age Guide to Teaching Kids About Money

From toddlers counting out coins to teens getting their first credit card, here's what to teach kids about money at every age.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

How to Talk to Your Kids About Job Loss

You don’t want to worry them, but chances are, they already know something is wrong.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

How to Talk to Your Kids About Guns

Even if you don't own a firearm, you still have to talk about them.

Jason Keil
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Big Talks

How to Talk to Your Kids About School Shootings

What should be unimaginable is all too common for kids and parents in the U.S.

Meredith Dietz
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Big Talks

How to Talk to Kids About the Screwed-Up State of U.S. Politics

Stephen Johnson
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Big Talks

How to Teach Kids About Sexism

Our work here is far from over: Sexism and gender stereotypes are still prevalent today.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

An Age-By-Age Guide to Teaching Kids About Online Safety

Here's a break-down of how to talk to kids about online safety, from the preschool years to teenhood.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert
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Big Talks

How to Talk to Your Kids About LGBTQ+ Issues

Raise kids who are LGBTQ allies and secure about their own identities.

Anna Lee Beyer
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Big Talks

How to Talk to Your Kids About Suicide

Here are the warning signs to watch for, and ways you can support them.

Meghan Moravcik Walbert