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Talking to Your Teen about Premature Ejaculation

If you have a teenage son then you've probably already talked to him about sex and given him the speech about where babies come from. But one thing you may not have talked to him about is premature ejaculation. Sure, it can be an embarrassing subject for a parent to bring up to his or her teenage son but since most young men will have problems with premature ejaculation until they become more sexually experienced and learn ejaculatory control you should talk to your son about premature ejaculation so that he doesn't feel that is weird, a freak, or that there's something wrong with him.

Talking to your kids about sex is always hard. If it's embarrassing and difficult for you to bring up the topic of sex or premature ejaculation you can imagine how embarrassing or difficult it is for your son. Chances are good that he will not bring it up to you; you need to start the conversation. Talking to your son about premature ejaculation even if it is difficult for you will help reassure your son that he is not alone and it will also help take of the stigma off of talking about sex. You want him to feel comfortable coming to you with questions about sex and relationships don't you? Then you need to show him that you can listen and talk about any topic that he might have questions about including premature ejaculation.

When you want to sit down and talk to your teenage son about premature ejaculation make sure you do it at time when he will be receptive to talking to you about sex. For example, talk to him after dinner one night when he has no sports activities, no clubs, no where else he needs to be. You can't have a serious talk with your son about sex if he's thinking about how he needs to be at basketball in ten minutes or that his friends are waiting for him at the movies. Pick a quiet, private place where he feels comfortable like the living room of your home or a quiet coffee shop. To bring up the subject don't ask him if he's sexually active or if he's ever had a premature ejaculation. Asking personal questions like that will make him shut down from the start.

Instead bring up the topic in a gentle way and let him know that premature ejaculation is a common problem. He will feel better knowing that it happens to all men at some point in their lives, usually when they are young. It may help to have some medical information or pamphlets on hand explaining the causes of premature ejaculation and the treatments so that he can keep them for future reference. The point that you need to stress when talking to your teenage son about premature ejaculation is that he is not alone and that chances are very good that he will grow out of having premature ejaculations and that as he grows older he will develop more ejaculatory control and experience so that premature ejaculations won't be a problem for him anymore.