What is the best age to start telling your kids about sex education?

I have a 7 and 9 year old and they are starting to ask about various parts of the body, how babies are made and so on. What topics are age appropriate. I would rather tell them then to have them learn from some person, say other classmates or whatever that don't truly understand the whole concept of sex.What is the best age to start telling your kids about sex education?Just answer questions as they come along in an age appropriate way. When they ask where babies com from, the 7 year old might be happy with "Mommys tummy" while the 9 year old might be ready for a little more information. My son was 9 when he wanted to know more. I explained and he was all "Okay mom....that's enough" (lol..poor kid) He's 13 now and we have open discussions about how he's relating to girls. It's pretty nice. There's no big mystery between us and he knows I'll be open and honest with him. I love that he talks to me. My daughter is now 9 and is mortified by the fact that I've asked if she wants more info.......I know she knows some "things" and I think she's ready. I want her to be prepared when her period comes along because it was pretty early for me. Most of all, I want her to be able to relate to me like her brother does when she's his age! Hope that helps, good luck ;)What is the best age to start telling your kids about sex education?
If you don't want them to find out about it from someone else, then I would start telling them as soon as they start asking, or else they might ask someone else.What is the best age to start telling your kids about sex education?When they begin asking questions. Be honest and open with them and they will be much more willing to come to you in the future with questions. Just make sure the answers you give them are age appropriate and not too graphic.
yeah just answer them when they start asking, though 7 seems kinda young. we had sex ed in school starting around 5th or 6th grade (so 10 or 11 years old)What is the best age to start telling your kids about sex education?I think it's better for the kids to find out by themselves.

At school, with friends, etc.etc.What is the best age to start telling your kids about sex education?
When was the first time you heard about sex? Was it from your parents, your friends, or from a late-night movie on TV?

What were some the early questions and fears you had about sex -- and were these questions answered ?

Probably not.

I have three kids ages 5 to 10 and ..

Kids are curious about their bodies and their anatomy! NO nicknames.

I go off of them , if they ask I try to tell them to some degree.

They understand the differences between male and female.

The graphic details about sex -- they need to discover on their own.
Be comfortable, don't freak out. they will always remember how you reacted. When it comes to body parts, you should start discussing those parts as soon as possible. Children need to be aware of their body parts so that they will be able to identify them in case something goes wrong or someone touches them. They can't tell you if they don't know. When it comes to sex...well your children aren't really asking about sex. It seems they are asking where babies come from. I think it is perfectly alright to tell them where babies come from, in a mature, age appropriate way. If you tell a 7 year old that babies come from sperm, they won't understand it anyway. Tell your 7 year old that babies come from mommy's belly. Tell your 9 year old that babies come from mommy and daddy. Explain things to them so that you are not lying but also so that you are being honest without revealing too much. Give them more information as they get older. It is important for you to be honest with them because if you're not, they will remember it and will use it against you when they are older. It is also important that you consider this your responsibility and don't leave it other people to teach your children about romantic relationships or sex. Kids are largely influenced by their peers who actually don't know much either. It is important that you teach them what is right and YES that means giving them the real details on sex one day. I think an appropriate time to teach children about sex is around the time they get sex education in school or when they hit puberty, whichever comes first (I didn't have sex ed in school). However you should teach them their body parts so that you can tell them what is appropriate (when it comes to themselves and other people) and what is not.What is the best age to start telling your kids about sex education?
Whenever they ask then just tell them the truth, My grandmother runs a daycare..and the children started to ask where babies come from and stuff like that. So my G-ma told their parents..and the parents were like " we don't want them to know about body parts" they kept asking and asking finally my grandma was like " ask your mum and dad" they never told them so the kids tried to find out themselves, and I OUT OF ALL PEOPLE had to be the one to find them in the playhouse half naked and touching each other. SO JUST TELL THEM
If they ask, they're old enough to know. A 9 year old can usually handle the whole story, but limit yourself to answering the questions that are asked, you don't have to volunteer everything at once. Remember the boy who asked where he came from, and after the birds and bees lecture said, "Oh. Jimmy said he came from Cleveland."



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