What age is it best to educate your kids about sex and sexualites? My daugher is only 5 but I would like her to know before she is old enough to learn false info from friends. I am a open minded person and want her to know I will accept her no matter what
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I often wondered this myself. I decided to take a different approach to the problem though if I ever have a daughter of my own... I just won't potty train her.
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I'd say when she's old enough that she starts asking questions, then you can discuss it with her. My mom told me she tried to have a talk with me about puberty when I was really little (I was in girl scouts, we were going to camp, and there were older girls who had gone through puberty already). My mom said I just laughed at her. I wasn't curious or asking questions yet at that age, and discussing something I had no curiousity about, I guess, was pointless. It seems kids are asking questions at earlier ages these days.
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when they start to ask questions...bearing in mind that at 6 years old they may not need a long detailed explanation--only as much as they can understand.
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I have to agree that when she starts to ask questions is the best time. Ask at the book store to see if they have children's books to help and ask what age they are recommended for. I know there are children's books to explain sexuality, but I don't know what age those are for. Again, I saw them at the book store. My son was an close to 10 when I came out to him. He already knew what it meant.
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It's never to early to educate your daughter as long as the information is presented in an age-appropriate context. For instance, you might not want to give a 6 year old a detailed view of the mechanics of sexual intercourse. At this age you might just tell them something to the effect of, "Some girls grow up and fall in love and marry boys. Sometimes a girl falls in love with another girl." I think that the earlier topics like this are discussed in a nonchalant manner the easier it is for children to see that they aren't a taboo subject. This will enable her to ask more questions when she gets older and wants the information.
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When they ask or become interested.
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Kudos to you for showing unconditional love and acceptance to your daughter. At her age, just answer questions as she asks them. Don't think that you need to explain the mechanics of sex yet. But you can share with her the possibility that she can fall in love with either a boy or girl.
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Sex education should be a many-layer thing. You don't teach all about it in one go. So at age five, all she needs to know is that babies come from women's tummies, that they need men to make the baby grow, and that babies need a lot of looking after so a very good way is for their mother and father to look after them as a team. She will have some more questions arising, perhaps at the time, perhaps later, which you should answer truthfully. Then, at a later time, perhaps seven or eight, you should explain the basic mechanics of conception, the fact of puberty and some of the changes she can expect, and so on. About this time, but quite possibly in a different discussion, you can say that some people prefer same sex pairs to opposite sex pairs. It is quite likely that this is the age at which she will notice some such thing, in reality or in fiction, and ask about it. And then at ten or eleven you come back to it again, and raise the subjects of contraception, STDs, relationships, pushy young boys, older men etc. She should have this information before she needs it, but not long before.
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As a parent, you should always truthfully answer a child's questions about things of a sexual nature without going into more detail than necessary. Comprehensive sexuality education should begin in the 5th grade with progressive classes thru the 10th grade. Most adolescents will experiment with sex mainly out of curiosity. Early education can eliminate much of the curiosity that leads them into undesirable relationships prematurely. p.s.- It ain't rocket science.... ;~)
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well i remember that in school they started teaching me about puberty in 5th grade maybe thats the right time 2 talk 2 her
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