Parents only please...can you recommend a good book or website for teaching sex ed?

Question

My child is 8 yrs old and asking questions about "birds and the bees".
I remember learning in school during 5th grade "sex-ed".
I would like to be honest and open with her and teach her "how things work" but, don't know exactly how to approach it tactfully.
I think visuals would be most effective.
Any advice on good EDUCATIONAL books /movies for kids?
Thank you in advance for any serious, parenting help.

Answer 1

Honestly, it is a bad idea to depend solely on books or movies to teach a kid about sex. Your child should feel like they can talk to YOU about anything. That is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child.

It isn't necessary to walk around on eggshells. Don't use cutesy words and tell it like it is. The child might be embarassed at first, but it will get two important points across: sex isn't something of which to be ashamed, and that you will always be honest with them.

Answer 2

The best piece of advice I can give to you is, ask your kid what they know already, And then elaborate on that.

I wish my parents told me things but those were the days when you did not have the open line to fell free to talk about the birds and the bees.

Websites can help, but your daughter or son will look back on it all and feel more comfortable talking to you.
Take time to listen, show interest and see where your child is at and then you can determine how much they need to know and correct them on the stuff they are mis-guided on.
Its a hard subject, but the more comfortable you are the better the outcome it will be.

Answer 3

It depends completely on the child.

When I taught my daughter about the 'birds and bees' I taught her everything. Not only what the body does in terms of having periods- but what it's for. Our birds n' bees talk actually lasted for almost a week. We talked about everything from slang names to jumping up and down to not get pregnant. That kid had heard more crap about sex and body parts than I could ever imagine.

Try Planned Parenthood's website. Even if you don't want to get into the act of sex or STD's or anything that heavy with her yet, they have awesome diagrams that show what the inside of a woman's body looks like and lots of explanations about periods and how it all works.

I think visuals are effective because they open the forum up for dialogue. And good for you for being willing to take the time to talk to her and not let her hear it at school. It's HARD to talk about that stuff w. kids, but it is SO worth it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Just read books about sex and then do it as recommended. It will help.
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