What is the best age to talk about sex with your child?

Answer 1

You dont have to focus so much on an official sit down time. There are things they need to know about their own bodies by 5 then Along the way, during daily life, you'll see sexually related situations with your child that present opportunities to plant seeds. The way someone dresses, the way they carry themselves, billboards etc. Also, your child will mention things to you that they're seeing, perhaps at school or among their friends. At all of these moments their hearts are open to your influence. Don't let those moments pass by without planting the proper seeds for health and happiness for your child. When a child mentions something bad, a simple:"Please dont ever be like that, I want your life to be....." will stay in their hearts for life. Let them know the brightest destinies that you hope for them and give them the means to fulfill them. They won't let you down. But keep in mind that humans are sexual beings. Sex isn't wrong, it simply must be kept in the proper context to avoid the problems associated with is missuse. Guide don't scold. If you force a child to do things behind your back, you've lost all influence.

Answer 2

10 or 11

Answer 3

You need to start before kids are having sex at school, and that is starting to be closer to 10.
You should start talking to a child about their own body's and how girls and boys are different by the time they go to school at age 5, then you should add on to that knowledge by talkinb about sex slowly adding more information to them until they get to about 10, and make sure you are open and ready for questions.
It can be hard to do but the sooner you do it the better, make sure to tell them what your values are and that it is not ok with you for them to be having sex, including oral sex at such a young age. Not enough kids get that and it is an important lesson.

Answer 4

Good question! I have been contemplating that as well. I think that I am going to have "the talk" when my girls are around 10. There is so much in the media, at school, and pretty much everywhere about sex that we had better tell them before someone else does. The saddest part and the thing I worry about most is that girls are starting to have sex and perform sexual activities really young now a days. Scary.

Good luck!!!

Answer 5

at age 11 to start. some kids in their 5's know what sex is but not really the main thing and the reason why. if they see two people kissing, for them that's a sex already. nowadays kids are smarter than before and easy to be influenced so parents out there, be on guard to your children.

Answer 6

I think that a perfect time would be in puberty or when they go to middle school. There is a lot of pressure about teenagers having sex. I know because im still a middle school student, and there's a lot of students having sex, and there's pregnant girls here. So either before they start middle school, or when they start going in puberty.

Answer 7

These days, I would say around 11 or 12, when I was a kid it was 13 or 14. In 2015, you'll have to start when they're getting ready for kindergarten!

Answer 8

You could always just leave very basic books on the shelf and wait for them to ask you... Otherwise I'd say around 9 or 10. You want to get the Right information to them before they get any Urges.

Answer 9

I think it just depends on the child. Parents should know their children well enough to know when they are mature enough to be ready to learn about sex.

Answer 10

As soon as he/she is ready to understand or before kindergarten before some other child tells him/her th wrong info like;the stork brought you etc..than you have to re-program he/she and that sometime can be confusing to a child