Parents when do you think is the appropriate age to have the sex talk with your child?

[charisma]

6 they learned the basics.. penis and vagina go together to make a baby.. and as they got older and asked questions the discussion got more involved.

 

[Hypno Freak Again]

And parents who have had the talk, how old were your children?

 

[Blessed Rain]

basic info: age 12
more info when they start showing interest in the opposite sex.

 

[I~♥~Animals]

in my opinion you should not just make "the talk" a one time thing....you should start as early as you can like with good touch/bad touch, and then later move on to when a man and a woman love each other a child can be born, and gradually get more detailed as they get older and older and time they are able to fully understand the concept you can go into detail about the actual physicality of it and dangers of it... maybe in their early teens.

 

[Jokebusters]

If they are old enough to ask the question then they are old enough to know the answer. But I have always been very open and honest with all my children.

 

[Loretta C]

at 9. but always tell them no one touches them in private parts. if so they need to tell you.

 

[Lola]

I think you should start young with info that is age appropriate.

 

[Kiss Me Blarney Stone!]

I've spoken to my then 5 yr old when her brother showed up, she's smart so I gave her a very child friendly version.

Once again, when we had bunnies I explained the sex talk again to both kids this time.

I figure if I broach this stuff now, It'll get easier when she's older.

 

[❤Valerie❤]

I hope tp have an open relationship with my son so that he will come to me with any questions he may have. Kids these days are becoming sexually active at younger and younger ages so If my son doesnt come to me first i will sit him down at around 10 years old and explain to him the details. I'd rather me tell him then naive kids his age. I've heard things kids think are true like if the girls is on top she can't get pregnant and stuff like that.

 

[DANIEL C]

Just before puberty let them know that their body is about to undergo some changes; when I underwent puberty nobody told me anything and it scared the bejesus out of me (nipples were sore and painful, hair growing in places it hadn't before, for the girls it can definitely be worse).

During or after puberty explain why the body is changing and what it leads to. Be frank, don't make sex "dirty."