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I say you tell them the stork story when they are little, and the rest by the age of 9-10 I would give them the serious talk, because it seems like they are becoming sexually active very young these days.
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I will tell my son whenever I think he is mature enough to deal with it or whenever he asks me...whichever comes first.
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When the time is right I will know.
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I was told when I was 9. I had a friend who started her cycle at age 8!
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well when i have a kid, im definitly gonna tell him before the school kids tell him! my friend found out from us! and she was in 7th grade! i would probably tell them about 4th grade.
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There is no real specific time, when you see they are starting to gewt interested in the opposite sex, tell them, and make sure you let them ask questions. Better to hear from you than from one of their friends.
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When they are old enough to ask, they are old enough to know.
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I've talked openly with the kids from a very very early age but only when it naturally crops up. I think it's worked ok because we can now have open discussions at the dinner table or whereever and neither the boys nor my older daughter are embarrassed (or obsessed for that matter) about their own or other people's bodily functions. It makes it easier to concentrate on the emotional and moral aspects of sex in their early teens if you've already discussed the physical aspects.
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Children generally learn about birds and bees when they are very little. Birds and bees are common motifs in children's stories, shows, toys, etc. As for using "birds and bees" as a euphemism for sex, I do not ever plan on using the term. I don't see what is wrong with giving kids factual and timely information. Whatever questions my children ask will be answered factually and calmly at the time they ask it. I do not want to further validate society's association of shame with sexual questions or knowledge. I also do not care to damage my own credibility by giving bad, inaccurate information.
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When they ask, I suppose. I'll probably let school sort my kids out in that department, that's how I learnt.
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When they start asking
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boys 14, girls 21
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I havent ever. I really dont think its necessary.
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My son is about to turn 7 and has been slowly introduced to it his whole life. He knows everything now except about the exact how's of how the 'seed' get's in the woman's 'tummy' to grow a baby. I think it's best to just do it slowly but surely, as they ask about it.
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Hopefully before they get 'shit on' or 'stung' yo...
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I don't have kids, but I would tell them when they asked. If I had a five year old and he/she asked me where babies come from, I would explain the whole penis/vagina thing. Bottom line, whatever age they ask.
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You talk about it whenever they want to know and at whatever age you are, you make it fit that age.
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