Sex expert reveals 4 golden rules of the 'birds and the bees' chat with kids - and suggests starting as young as 10

Sex expert reveals 4 golden rules of the 'birds and the bees' chat with kids - and suggests starting as young as 10 READ MORE: The strangest things men have shoved up their bottoms for pleasure: From a WW1 bomb to a FISH By Ruth Walker For Dailymail.Com Published: 13:19 BST, 6 July 2024 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 6 July 2024 e-mail View comments A sex expert claims she almost broke the internet when she issued some surprising advice to parents of young boys. TikTok star Rachel Coler Mulholland suggested families stock up on condoms for boys as young as 10 — so they get used to the feeling of wearing one even when they're self-stimulating.

In her upcoming book, The Birds, the Bees, and the Elephant in the Room , she offers parents invaluable advice about talking to children and teenagers about sex. One crucial recommendation is to explain that condoms are one of the most effective and more accessible forms of STI protection and contraception available. 'Using condoms keeps people safe,' she says.

Therefore, it makes sense to 'encourage boys' to 'get used to the feeling of wearing a condom, rather than avoid them.’ Rachel says: 'Guidance around self-exploration should be free of shame, require privacy, and focus on hygienic practices' Rachel is a mom to three children, aged five, eight, and 16. Her book even includes sample scripts for parents to use, to help get the awkward 'birds and the bees' conversation started @lackofimpulsecontrol Self-Exploration (both physical and menta.