In Kinser's study of her own life experience, she notes that

a. Knowledge about sexuality assures that parents will always know how to talk
about it
b. Even with careful consideration, parents may find discussing sexuality to be
difficult and complex at times
c. Talking about sexuality with female and male children is, for mothers, almost
exactly the same
d. Parent-child communication about sexuality should ideally start at puberty to be
most successful
e. Using metaphors for sexuality is the healthiest way to address the issues

b.