2006-09-18 06:06:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
You teach him/her according to her questions. Like if she asks where do babies come from? Just say from a place called the uterus in the mommy. Wait until she asks for details don't volunteer. As she gets older she will ask. Be honest and never act like sex is a dirty thing when it comes on in a movie or tv program. Gently change it remarking at how that is private and not for us. We wouldn't go into someone else's bedroom or invite them to kiss in our living room would we? As she approaches her pre-teens you will have to prepare she/he for the changes that are about to take place before they happen. Otherwise it could leave the child feeling unnecessary shame and worry. For girls you would talk of the menstrual cycle and boys the wet dream which happens in their sleep no matter what. You wouldn't want him to wake up in the morning feeling he had done something wrong.
2006-09-18 06:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by AVA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you definitely teach your child yourself and the earlier the better because you can get all the embarassing questions out of the way before they know what they really mean - i told my daughter at 9 and we are so open now its great and she doesnt giggle at everything i tell her . Throw the periods chat in at the same time too , you will feel better for doing it. When they hear it off others it turns into horror stories !
2006-09-18 06:25:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to talk to them to present your ideals in a way that you want. Reading about it or hearing it from others that may have different ideals and/or morals than you just wouldn't be a smart thing to do to your kids....they get enough bad information outside the home!!
2006-09-18 06:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by daj11551 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i started telling my son about sex when he started asking and we still have open talks about it and he's 20 and now has a son 4 months old i tried to do my best it just wasn't good enough i guess but i think it should come from the parents because their friends know as much as they do and that's not enough........
2006-09-18 06:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by leanngreek@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding? who would let a stranger talk to their kids about sex?? I talked to my daughter when she was about 9, I used scientific descriptions for what it was and how babies were made. I included what a period was, what happens to girls and boys bodies at puberty, etc. It's my husbands job to talk to our son.
2006-09-18 06:11:53 · answer #5 · answered by Princess of the Realm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, learning from parents at the appropriate age is the best thing
2006-09-18 06:11:04 · answer #6 · answered by Little Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you teach children the proper things - hearing it from others is never acurate
2006-09-18 06:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by gabby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh come on!
2006-09-18 06:20:31 · answer #8 · answered by Mean Carleen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋