How old should your child be when you tell them about sex?

Question

Is six too young?

Answer 1

i would say 8

Answer 2

Six is not too young as long as you keep the information age appropriate.. Don't tell a six year old more than they are mature enough to handle. They don't NEED to know more than that at that age. The best way is to simply answer their questions.. but only answer the question.. simply and plainly.. and don't give more info than they ask for.. for instance, if your six year old says "Did that baby come out of her tummy?" You say, "No, it came from a place inside her called a uterus." There is no need for more info.. the six year old did not ask for more. If the child asks what is a uterus.. you simply say.. "it is kind of like a bag that holds the baby while it is getting strong enough to be born."
When my daughter was about 7, she asked me " What is sex?" I told her that "...sex is when a man and a woman who love each other.. come very close together and share that love." It was fine for her.. because she had simply heard the word and wondered. She is now 10 years and the conversations, of course, are more detailed.. we talk about the more basic things now.. but her response is usually "YUCK!!" haha

Answer 3

Six is too young. I was thinking 10 or 11.

Answer 4

I would say when they first ask you a question about sex. My daughter was 4 1/2 and very smart for her age. My son was 7. If they are asking questions at 6 they need the proper answer so NO 6 isn't too young.

Answer 5

You should be working with that issue little by little, as they grow little by little, til they get where they have all the information they will need.

Also don't forget that your example will be taken into account as they grow old enough to figure out the truth about what you may have done at a time when couldn't understand it.

The simple answer to your question is, no; however, at six you start explaining things like what love is and where babies come from without getting into the sex details.

Answer 6

no, that is not too young, as soon as they ask. there are lots of great books geared towards about 8 to 10 year olds that are appropriate in teaching these things. look in the kids area of a book store. there are even religious ones. these are a good start for you to read and then tell your child. My son started asking about 8 what it was. I got him this book about a year later and it explains alot. just tell them things as they ask. by this age they are getting it from people like other school kids. wouldn't you rather tell them what is real instead of them learning the stories they hear at school? it is not easy, but good luck

Answer 7

There is no "right" age":when a child begins asking sex-related questions, then you reply with age-appropriate answers.

Don't give the child more info than he/she requires. No details that are graphic or unnecessary.

If a child asks where babies come from, say they grow in the mommy's tummy, that's it, no more info needed. As they get older, and their questions are more specific, then answer with the appropriate responses.

There are good books out there. I recommend "Talking To Your Child About Sex and Growing Up" by Joanna Cole and published by Morrow Junior Books, NY.This book is good for up to about the age of 10 or 11.

Answer 8

Yeah, i think 6 is too young, but it really depends on the maturity of the child. I would say between 8-10 is a more appropriate age (personal opinion based on my childhood).

Answer 9

8-11

Answer 10

At six years old, you should be teaching your child about what parts of their body are "private parts". They should know that nobody expect a doctor, themselves, or mommy and daddy should be allowed to see their "private parts".
Around 10 is the right time to teach "the birds and the bees".

Answer 11

I don't think it depends about their physical age, but ore their mental one. If they seem mature and that they can handle it and take it seriously then tell them. Six is probably too young. Maybe 10.