I think we do have some influence. It's important to be real with them because they already know some things we may not. My youngest had to explain a term to me the other day. I won't say which one, but I had never heard it before. I also write stories for my kids in which the female protagonists face up to challenges of all kinds. They enjoy them and post them online. I try to come off as wise, but not preachy. It's my hope that they can at least understand that they have agency in sexual situations. That's something I didn't understand well when I was their age.
I think we do have some influence. It's important to be real with them because they already know some things we may not. My youngest had to explain a term to me the other day. I won't say which one, but I had never heard it before. I also write stories for my kids in which the female protagonists face up to challenges of all kinds. They enjoy them and post them online. I try to come off as wise, but not preachy. It's my hope that they can at least understand that they have agency in sexual situations. That's something I didn't understand well when I was their age.