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People generally have sex fairly young, and probably younger than they should be having it.

We've fallen down on our responsibility to our children by somehow creating this world where they're surrounded by images of sexuality; and yet, we as adults struggle to talk to kids honestly about sex, the rules of dignity and consent.

Having kids certainly gets me to ask the question, 'Who is the adult here, and who is the kid?'

When I'm with my friends' teenage children, I always say, 'Are your friends having sex yet?'

At any age, we struggle with intimacy. When you're a kid, you think, 'I won't have that problem. I'll have sex whenever I want when I'm a grown-up!' And then, somehow, it doesn't quite turn out that way, and it's so surprising to people that connection remains so challenging even when you're married.

Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.

The question of sex will take care of itself.

We treat sex so casually and use it for everything but what it is-which is ultimately making another human being with thoughts and feelings and rights.

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.