How do teens learn about the female body in a Christian way?

I would imagine you buy a book on basic biology and the reproductive systems.

Then you study it. Learn about all the vital parts.

Knowing about basic human biology is not un-Christian.

However, ignorance is a big mistake so knowledge is power.

There you have it.

I told my daughter that she received her body from G-d through her parents, and that periods were normal and natural and that she was a woman when she first had them. I also told her about sex and love and the need to be careful with her precious gift of virginity not to squander it with some boys. As teenagers, boys and girls are often immature and yet too young to have sexual intercourse. Beside having it without love for a girl can be diminishing, as she can feel treated like a sexual object or a piece of furniture. Where there is no love, there is no respect.

I also told her that one day she will find her soul mate and hopefully will get married and find happiness with someone who will cherish and love her as she deserve to be. I also told her that she needs to do something about her bad temper as this could be a problem for later relationships. I showed her the body of man and woman in a book and explained to her how to make children, but not in graphic terms. I just told her that when a man and a woman, future mummy and future dad love each other very much, they hug in an intimate way, and then the daddy release his seed in the mummy and then this seed meets the egg in the mum's womb. Then they become one and they multiply into several cells (or eggs) which will form a new baby in the womb of the mummy. She understood that way.

I told her that if she had sex too early she could also become pregnant or catch a sexually transmissible disease (she was 13 then) if she did not know the boy. As this boy could have been infected from another girl, and the only way is to be tested and to practice chastity till marriage and faithfulness. I also told if she became pregnant to tell me that I would never throw her out... I told her many more things, but my answer would be too long. At first I felt very embarrassed, but as times went on, it became easier. And she still remembers my explanations from her childhood.

Ignore the answers leaving rude comments about Christianity.

Being a Christian doesn't mean you need to be ignorant or can't study science.

You can learn in school, or pick up a biology book that goes into anatomy.

Here are some links that could help (relax it's not porn, it's classroom plans/worksheets and lessons used by teachers for classes.) :

http://www.biologycorner.com/anatomy/chap19.html

Page 48 of this lesson plan has some diagrams to help out more.But the link is also for Christian homeschoolers. So it's not crude or anything.

http://www.fhi360.org/nr/rdonlyres/ej2v3aqxwscx7k5...

Look at old christian art that hasn't had fig leave painted over it? Although if they were fine with nudity then, just watch porn :p

@Serenah

"there is no such need since you are a teen male

you will have plenty of time for all that when you are married - and hopefully not before age 30"

The bible has plenty of teenagers who've had sex. It even had pre-teens like Mary who were not virgins.

"The average sexual encounter lasts 3-4 minutes, and the average frequency is only 3 times a week" What does a "sexual encounter" include? Seriously. Who spends only 3 minutes doing anything sexual?

You pose a very interesting question. There seems to be a real need for such material, but I could not find anything out there. I researched the web and could only find sites about Christian bookstores banning books they considered too explicit. Unfortunately, most Christian churches try to avoid the subject, as if sexuality didn't come from God.

If you share my belief that science is not evil, but is using our God-given intelligence to study God's universe, I recommend you approach your questions from a scientific viewpoint. There are many books and websites on anatomy and on puberty which might help you. If you use the web, be careful of which website you visit--I suggest ones from universities or medical institutions.

I admire both your scientific curiosity and your resolve to maintain your Christian values. Don't let anyone tell your they are contradictory.

Just shut your mind out from stressful things and imagine things that turn you on like a fantasy or someone you are attracted to something along those lines. It can be painful if you try to hard and wind up frustrated or accidently scratch yourself. As for the turn ons, just sort out what you like. For example, lip biting, licking and that sort of kind of thing and imagine someone you find attractive doing that to you vice versa. Just go with the flow and don't think to hard it's better when your relaxed and not super tense.

Don't. Instead, learn about the female body in the same way countless other teens have. Buy dirty magazines from your friends. Turn off the "safe search" controls on your web browser. And sneak downstairs late at night, when your parents are asleep, and watch late night Cinemax.

Trying to learn about the female body -- while practicing a belief system which tells you that your normal sexual urges and thoughts are wicked -- is a sure road to self-contempt and problems with relationships later on.

there is no such need since you are a teen male

you will have plenty of time for all that when you are married - and hopefully not before age 30

FACT:

The average sexual encounter lasts 3-4 minutes, and the average frequency is only 3 times a week

do the math now:

3.5 X 3 = 10.5 minutes a week for sex out of 168 hours (in one week)

sex ain't all that important

There is no need for you to understand the female body in order to practice your religion. If you want to know about anatomy and physiology, go to the library and check out anatomy books like everyone else.

do a search for ."the theology of the body." very popular with christian teens.