When is the right time to tell your daughter everything?

I think the time to start talking about those sorts of things is right from the beginning when you are naming body parts but keep it simple they don't need to know the whole sha-bang right off the bat but even starting out as youngsters knowing the proper name of ones genitalia is important. Seeing as your daughter is now 7 and is beginning to ask questions now would be a perfect time to talk to her about the changes her body will be going through in the next few years. Girls are maturing at a much faster rate these days and a lot of parents take for granted that the schools teach enough in the school system to answer questions but every child wants to be able to turn to their parents and ask those important questions even though most would never admit it... but if you don't answer their questions now when they wanna ask the bigger more important questions that need to be asked later on down the road come up they might not turn to you first as they should. It might be embarrassing for you to talk about and there are many informative books at the library that help to explain things in kids terms and maybe you can read them together.

If they are asking questions id say answer them, but keep it simple and relative to their age! Id rather answer than ignore my childs desire to learn at 7 it wont hurt to answer that yes we do generally deliver in the same way and leave it at that. For example my 6and 4 year olds both know babys come out of a womans bottom (see keep it simple) and sometimes are cut out the tummy, neither know how babies are made tho because one they havent asked and two they dont need to! And most of all be honest i want my girls growing up knowing ALL the correct facts not turning round to their mates one day and saying "oh dont be silly babies come out your belly button" or some equally as silly!

Hi I have a 8yr old little girl and have asked myself the same questions. I think kids are growing up quicker these days. I have chosen to answer questions on her level. Little girls are maturing faster than they used to.

Well, I told my daughter how the baby comes into the world when she was three years old (that is when my son was born). However, I didn't tell her about how the baby gets in there in the first place because I didn't think she was old enough at that time to handle that kind of information. I simply told her that when a mommy and a daddy really love each other then God will put a baby in the mommy so that the world can see how much the mommy and daddy love each other. She is now seven and a half years old and I've not explained the rest of it to her. I figure I will wait until she is about 10-11 before I take the discussion any further (or when she starts asking me more questions).

It is a very difficult thing to answer as I dont think there is any right or wrong answer. It all depends upon how your child is. Obviously you dont want to go into all the deep ins and outs at such a young age though perhaps go as far as you can without allowing too much information. My brother was 6 when he asked how babys were born as I was pregnant at the time as was my sister. He was too shy to ask our mum which I felt was a shame though I didnt feel right ignoring the question as it is something that he is wondering about and knowledge is a good thing as long as it is careful knowledge! At first I did brush it off slightly by saying 'by magic' though my brother is wise beyond his years and didnt take that so I just explained that when a mummy and daddy love one another then sometimes a baby comes along. This seemed to make him happy and therefore I didnt go any further. Perhaps try this approach - start off with very small light detail and go only so far as to what makes the child happy with the answer. I wouldnt lie or ignore them though as their thirst for knowlege is great at a young age and you dont want them going elsewhere to ask the questions - do what you feel is right.

i don't have a 7 year old yet, but as a mother I think you should start telling her about those things in a simple way. I mean not the complicated kind of which we adults talk about. It's better for her to know of these things from you than to others. She will remember everything you will tell her and she believes and trusts you.