Episode #50
Talking to Your Kids About Sex and Gender Without Fear | A Christian Parent's Guide with Amber Carroll [Ep 50]
Talking to Your Kids About Sex and Gender Without Fear | A Christian Parent's Guide Host Michelle Barnett welcomes Amber Garrett Carroll, vice president of the Nashville nonprofit Equip and author of Ready to Talk: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Gender and Sexuality, to discuss how Christian parents can talk with kids about sex, sexuality, and gender without fear while staying rooted in historic Christian sexual ethics. Amber explains why parents are primary disciplers, outlines a biblical framework of intimacy within lifelong family through marriage or vocational singleness, and distinguishes temptation, sin, and brokenness, urging sexual stewardship and avoiding shame. They address identity language, assumptions about marriage and attraction, and practical guidance for starting early with age-appropriate conversations, including screen safety and pornography preparation. Amber offers counsel for responding to children disclosing same-sex attraction or gender incongruence, navigating pronouns with discernment, preserving relationships, and prioritizing the gospel, and shares a mom hack: use short car rides for hard conversations. 00:00 Welcome to Mommin Together 00:31 Why This Topic Matters 02:10 Meet Amber and Her Mission 04:42 Pain to Purpose Story 06:53 Parents as Disciplers 09:15 Gods Design for Intimacy 15:30 Temptation Sin and Brokenness 22:15 Identity and Language Nuance 30:39 Fearless Conversations at Home 32:22 Do It Scared 33:08 Many Talks Not One 34:48 Start Young Foundations 35:46 Screen Safety Basics 37:09 Porn Talks By Eight 38:49 Puberty Curiosity Guidance 40:37 Homes Without Shame 41:10 Drop Hidden Assumptions 44:46 Praying Without Idolatry 47:24 Talking LGBT With Grace 49:27 Beyond Language Debates 52:18 Pronouns As Hospitality 53:52 Trans Culture Context 56:34 No Blanket Answer 58:34 Mirroring Example Story 01:01:26 Discernment By Relationship 01:03:04 Jesus And The Outcast 01:03:41 Truth Versus Lying 01:04:18 Pronoun Compromises 01:06:33 Parenting LGBT Disclosures 01:09:06 Dos and Dont's List 01:13:19 Language and New Terms 01:15:40 Avoid Forced Choices 01:18:04 Guidance for Trans Kids 01:23:13 Adult Trans Child Repair 01:30:05 Resources and Book Info 01:33:09 Car Ride Mom Hack 01:35:53 Final Encouragement Connect with Amber: Amber Garrett Carroll is the Vice President of Impact and Parent Resources at Equip, where she helps Christian parents and churches disciple kids according to God’s wisdom for sex, sexuality, and gender. She is the creator of Equip’s comprehensive Parent Course, an eight-hour video curriculum featuring more than 50 age-specific conversation scripts to help families navigate today’s cultural questions with biblical clarity. A former middle and high school teacher, Amber has spent nearly a decade researching, writing, and teaching on sexual stewardship, gender, pornography, and Christian formation. She regularly speaks for churches and national ministries on equipping parents for proactive discipleship, and she is the author of Ready to Talk: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Gender & Sexuality . Amber lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her two children. Social media: @AmberGarrettCarroll on Instagram Amber Garrett Carroll on Facebook Website: ambergarrettcarroll.com Book: Available at ambergarrettcarroll.com/shop Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX5GRPQ1 Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HBTYCRRS Freebies : Parents can check out https://ambergarrettcarroll.com/parent-prep-pack-downloads/ for free resources, including a book discount code, bonus conversation starters, and a free video teaching. Connect with Michelle: Mommin’ Together Instagram: @Mommin_Together Michelle Barnett Instagram Join our Mommin’ Together Facebook Community Podcast on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mommin-together/id1787094979 Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hn6cFLziITGVFuSXiI4ty?si=6c7abc0f099f4230
