when should i tell my 9 year old daughter about the period is now the good time ?????

Answer 1

i noticed alot of people wrote in to say to talk to your child about sex now. i believe you asked about "period" so i am answereing that question. well i think now is the right time because puberty begins around 9-16 years of age. at 9 years old i began developing pubic hair and i was very embarrased of it, i would not even change in front of my mother. sex and period are two different things. she is growing up right now and deserves to know what i s going on in her body.

Answer 2

I'm sorry, but I would put this off as long as humanly possible, and I still find it hard to believe that 9 is the right age. I'm thinking wait maybe a couple of years.

Liberals are always wanting to push things on children as soon as possible, including enrolling them in kindergarten at 3 or 4 years old, which is ridiculous.

I don't claim to be an expert on this, but am suggesting that you search other areas than this site, which tends to be a flocking place for liberals.

Answer 3

Do it now. Chances are that she probably already knows about it (I'm 13, and I knew most things about sex in Primary school at around the age of 9, like everyone else did) and I did go to one of the best schools in the area...

Oh, and by the way, I'm male, but everyone learns this stuff at school.

Oh, and they do show a video (the video depends on the gender) in Year 5 or 6 (age 10-12) so tell her before that.

Answer 4

Yes now is a good time. depending on her development. I was 9 when i got mine. Thank goodness we had the talk the year before (not sex just body changes) Only because i saw something i shouldn't have. other wise it would have been too late for me and i would have probably thought i was dieing. Tell her soon. The schools usually start that talk in 4th grade.There is some good info out there check with the manufactures of the personal care products they some times have starter kits that you can buy that have pamphlets in them that help explain

Answer 5

Yes. I started talking to me girls at 6. Always tell the truth about things like this. Its not to early to talk about sex. I knew a girl who had a baby at 9, two who had one at 12.

My girls are 15 and I must say I prepared them for the things that are occurring in the lives. From boys, school, working etc. I also have 3 month old who will get the same advise when she is 5.

Answer 6

I think now is a good time, because some girls start at the age of 9.

Answer 7

I don't think there is an "age" at which you should educate children as to what will eventually happen to their bodies as they mature.

Forget the birds and bees and the banana fly chats - you must remember learning things piecemeal in the school playground - do you want your child to learn it this way, with the inherent misconceptions attached?

Sit down and have an honest chat - if only because she will then know that gooseberry bushes produce gooseberries, not babies!

Good luck!

Answer 8

Some girls actually start as young as nine but usually closer to twelve so feel free to talk to her especially if she's asking questions, say if she catches you taking care of yours when it's that time. I've been told that it is addressed in fifth grade in health class in the public school system along with the rest of the stuff that would be included in "the talk". Good luck.

Answer 9

in college i took this sex course thing and technically you should be talking to your kids about sex and other stuff at a very young age..early as 6 because although it may be uncomfortable to talk to your kids about sex, it is far more better for the kids to learn everything from people they trust such as you, rather than learn about sex from outside sources such as media and other kids. be honest with your daughter and tell her the importance of having her period and what she should do if the time comes. the more honest and open you are about it, the more comfortable they will be with you.

Answer 10

For goodness sake let the child continue growing and be a child for a little longer. It all goes too quick. 11-12 I think is time for some sex education.