When should you talk to your child about the birds and the bees?

from the very beginings. you should not lye if you want them to trust you. why are we so ashame of the relity? there arebooks for parent about this. and books of anatomy for kids where things are axplained as they are. a ten years old told me her mother gave her such a book. she seemd to apreciate that

your son is 11 and he should know about the birds and the bees, create an open communication with your son, and talk to him straight, if he ask about it, then tell him honestly, i think this is the right age for him to know, do not wait the time that he learned it on his own, kids are curious so we have to be careful on guiding them. good luck and happy parenting...

You've gotten some great advice, but I think the most important thing is to remember that every child is different and is ready to handle information at different times. I don't think there is an answer to this question that is right for every child. For my son the age was 9. He had lots of questions and needed them answered, it was that simple.

There are videos and good books on the subjuct that you can go to your local library and let him watch it or read it with you, then do a Q and A , try to make it like a family night,with snakes and things and hopefully this will help your feel more at ease instead of being embarassed, and try to be very relaxed and answer the questions, even if they do seem silly, some parents I have talked to at the hospital start educating at home at age 8 here in the states cause of the contact we have on the tv's, good luck, sure you'll do well.

well, thankfully My little boys are still little (under 3), so I don't have to worry about this anytime soon. My parents never had the "talk" with us, the "S-E-X" word was never to be spoken in the prescence of my father, I suppose he thought that if he didnt talk to us about it, we would never do it. Well, we all somehow made it, And most of us waited until marriage. I don't suggest that way though, it can leave your child confused and very VERY curious about it. I think you should just be as upfront as possible, Hint around here and there and see how he takes it. he may just be Completely mortified to talk to you about it and the changes he's going through. YOu should try to find a guy you trust, to talk to him (maybe your brother.. or someone he looks up to..) because he's going to want to be reassured that everything that is happening to his body is completely normal. And let's face it there is only SO much that we woman know about men's bodies and puberty! Hope this helped.. good luck to you.

My mother told me when I was 6, I understood what she told me. She got technical and then explained the emotional aspects and responibilites. It was rather nice to hear it from her and my father, than from others;I was a well informed child and when others my age in junior high started talking I already knew most everything and had a good combat for all of their bs. By the way I saved my self for my husband and that was due to my parents teachings.

well, you could find out if is interested in girlsand if he know what it ment to have a girlfriend. when to talk about such thing now days, one can never really know. kids are growing up so fast. well, i have kids but they are still very young, but i would talk with them when they are maybe the same age as your son. see what he thinks of girl and then go from there. best of luck, let us know how it goes,

no i think u shloud talk to ur child about everything possible..these kids r very very clever....their brains r nt t same...as of wen we were of their age.....so go ahead n discuss every possible thing with him...

My daughters are only 5 and 2 but i think that you will see the change in him when it is time that you should in fact bring it up. Just do yoru best to try to make it as comfortable as possible for both of you! Good Luck with this and God Bless and just do not wait to long to decide what the best way to bring it up will be!

if you don't tell them at the right time they will come to know about it from friends.i thing you srart as early as 6 years with general things like importance of genital,about menses in case of girl

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My oldest daughter is 10 and already knows 90% of the conversation. She knows how babies are made, her monthly deal, and more. I felt like I had to start while she was heading towards becoming a teenager soon. She was already curious too.I haven't said anything to my eight year old boy yet. I think he's still not mature enough. My ten year old acts more grown up than normal.

Well as you said children are getting mature faster than before. He might even know about the birds and the bee's already. Also, just becaue his voice deepened does not mean he is Barry White, he might still enjoy doing what he does and girls are not an interest yet. If so gradually work your way up to it. Ask him if he has a little girlfriend at school, ask if in the show he is watching he like's how the girl looks and what she is wearing. Then ask him if he knows about the birds and the bee's. Then you start your conversation. Don't rush him into knowing it either. If he doesn't know and he is not showing any sign's let it go.

Judging from the students my boyfriend deals with at his middle school, if you wait much longer to do "the talk" your son may be giving you more information than you are giving him! Seriously, he is already hearing stuff from his friends and probably a lot of it is wrong. Better to start giving him the correct information too early than too late. Good luck.

making babies is nothing about the bees it's all about the birds in particular the LARKS in the dark

i thought we can wait till our child is a teenager.

Be honest with him from the very beginning, speak with him without worries about this, try to look relaxed and natural as much as you can. My parents never talked to me about this beautiful side of life, and even now I feel I missed something, because I had to discover everything by myself. I wish I could had the chance to know everything from the beginning, rather than spending years figuring out what the secrets of life were.

take him to library and make him to read abt those things.if u feel shy u get the book at home and keep it in his sight.so that he wud read it.u must show that u are wathing him that time.better stay away then.then see what happens.

We live on a farm and so its real easy this way. Our boy will be taught it without having to say a thing really. Its all a natural process. My eldest son was bought up on a farm as my Dad owned a farm too. And I was a solo mum at the time. So it was easy with him too. No big deal really. Its when they go off to school and learn it the dirty way that makes me angry. We can't shield them from everything but,we can teach them the right way.

you should start relaxing yourself about the "birds and the bees" topic, and maybe start referring to it as S-E-X... it's not a crime, it's normal and try to have a more relaxed approach about it. That way, if you do decide to talk to your kid, it won't feel so uncomfortable for either of you.