In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2010, sex education teacher Shayna Knowles gestures during class at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Lake Worth, Fla. Alan Diaz/AP Photo

Rethinking Sex Education

Most parents dread having to finally have The Talk with their children, primarily because there’s no definitive way to talk about love and sex. Bonnie J. Rough joins us to offer some insights into how we might better communicate the facts of life to the youngsters in our lives, which she writes about in “Beyond Birds & Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality” (Seal).