Sidhika GoenkaFounder, Super Parenting Hub · Parenting coach

Teaching kids about their bodies shouldn't be a taboo!

Name: Teaching kids about their bodies shouldn't be a taboo!
Uploaded: 2025-12-15T16:30:15+00:00
Duration: 43 s
Channel: Sidhika Goenka
Description: In this monologue, the speaker argues that discussions about bodies, periods, and relationships should not be gender‑segregated; both mothers and fathers…

15 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker argues that discussions about bodies, periods, and relationships should not be gender‑segregated; both mothers and fathers ought to engage equally with their children. She emphasizes that such openness builds self‑esteem and safety for kids. Drawing on her own upbringing, she recounts a close, barrier‑free relationship with her father, Masoom, where she freely talked about periods, crushes, and boyfriends. This personal foundation, she claims, enabled her to become an advocate for destigmatizing these topics today. The overall message is a call to normalize open, cross‑gender parental communication about bodily topics to foster confidence in children.

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A lot of people may disagree, but I feel a mother and a father should equally talk about this. It should not be that periods are only like same gender, like a daughter only speaks to a mother and a son only speaks to his father. I feel gone are the days, you know, for great self-esteem, for a lot of confidence. It's very important for a child to feel safe having such conversations with both parents. And I can proudly say, when I was growing up, I was so close to my father, Masoom. I would share about periods and boyfriends and crushes, everything with him. And that's did all the foundation, all the building blocks of being able to do this today. Because there was no resistance. It was not like, "Oh, he's a man, I can't share." It was always the strength that I got from my parents.