I was acting from my gut on this one, and I needed to charge forward before I lost my courage. Parents who like each other have sex with each other.” She gave me the grossed-out kid look. I simply decided early on that I wasn’t going to shy away from the questions they asked. But no matter what, I believe the best way to teach sexual education is to model a healthy, happy union. Living a happy life in love is the most important sexual education we can give our kids.