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Just don't lie to kids about sex and you'll be fine. Your job as a parent (imo) is to PREPARE a kid for adulthood. Let them know what YOUR idea of a healthy sex life is, and what age you atarted and what age you wished you'd have started and why. Tell them about how excited or embarrassed you were. Tell them all the bad and good advice you got and what you learned and how. Unfortunately, your sons and daughters have to start someday, as painful as it might be. You just want to make sure they start off on the right foot so they're future love life will be healthy and fun and safe. Tell them how common stds are and why (make sure YOU know the real information though). Tell them about pregnancy and the very REAL risk of getting into a bad spot if they aren't careful. Talk to them about alcohol!
Overall the idea should be, "becoming an adult is a lot of fun if you pace yourself. If you hurry the process you might look back and regret it. Not because 'adult' things are BAD, they're actually really great, but because they come with responsibilities and consequences that a 13 or 14 year old isn't ready for."
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