se*x education for kids...when do we start?
By milkfish
@milkfish (371)
Philippines
October 17, 2007 8:14pm CST
I guess this is a dillemma for most parents, when do we start educating our kids about se*x? When they ask you on how babies are made, what do you tell them? My two year old girl once asked me where she came from. I told her "you came from my tummy and the doctor have to open my tummy to get you out". But when she probed, "how did I get there", now that's really a tough one to explain.
Se*x is a sensitive topic and we should be careful on how to explain it to our kids. They need to be informed that humans can produce offspring and the moral and emotional aspects of physical se*xuality. My concern is how to we know as parents that they are ready for such kind of discussion? How do we start discussing it with them in way that we are not teaching them "inappropriate? lessons? Any parents here that could share their own experiences in dealing with it, I will be glad to hear it.
1 response
@tatvantiffliana (35)
• United States
20 Oct 07
I say as soon as they start asking we have got to give them some truth. I mean, when my daughter was in pre school she asked me how I made her, and if I could make her a little brother. Well okay, this is a very young age, but at this age you can still get away with telling them "Mommy and Daddy loved each other soooo much, and with all that Love made You!!" Or what ever it is you want to tell your kids. But when they start getting around other kids that might have a little clue or know more as to the truth, like when they are in 3rd, 4th Grade, maybe sometimes younger, but not usually. And they got a bit of concept on how the human body works, when they ask you I think that is when the time is right to fill them in. But it's important to be buddy enough of a parent that you can discourage them, somewhat ,if they come homw saying that they like a kid at school blah blah, and want to kiss.. you know you can say , "eeeewwwww, you like a boy/girl " or something like in somewhat of a joking manner. I dunno. Kids I believe grow at their own paces and there really is not a single appropriate age to beging unless you just go with what is normal these days, sixth grade or something.?
