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klvcaudillo

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What age is too young?  How much info you you give them?  Are we all giving our kids condoms and birth control?  What's up parents?

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Im not a parent but im an adult. My mother attempted to gave me "the talk" after i learned about it in the 5th grade. In my school it is custom for all the guys to get in 1 room and all the girls in another to talk to the teachers about any questions and concerns we may have. Its helping your child be safe so dont be embaressed or anything. I would say if you have a daughter dont buy her birth control cuz thats like saying "hey go do it with whoever you want cuz you aint gonna get preggo" but if you have a boy n give him condoms hes gonna try n find some girls to use them on or just waste them because hes to young and immature to handle them. Hope that helped, i was about 11-12 years old i believe, and i've realized that kids alot younger than me have been "maturing" alot quicker so the earilier the better mom!! Goodluck

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well at least at age 9 because some girls start their period at 9 and well they're gonna want to know why they are bleeding down there. it's scary being a young girl just finding out that u bleed(girls). i was told before i hit puberty when i was in 4th grade therefore i knew what was going to happen to me soon. its even scary to think about girls getting *bleep* and everything else that happens coz its such a drastic change. boys too.. they change but not like girls. they grow hair on their faces but everything else stays the same only gets bigger lol.

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I never got the "talk" i learned about everything myself when i was in the 4th grade. But that was because it was a bad school kids in the 6th grade were all ready having sex and what not. But besides that i would say around 5th-6th grade for a male child.

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my mom gave me the talk- and i mean the whole talk, no details spared- when i was 8. though i was already very advanced at that age, i don't know if that was an appropriate time for me to learn stuff that. i have a 9 year old son and a 21 month old daughter and i think i will be having the talk with my son pretty soon. he seems about ready for the basics (if he hasn't already got them from his friends) but i will definitely be saving most of the details for the pre-teen times. or should i say, my husband will be having this talk with our son ;)

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It is a good idea to tell your child by age 12.  It is better to hear it from you than their peers. 
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There are wonderful books written to "help" tell your children about the "birds and the bees".  "Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle.  This book will have you telling your child the facts in a way that is easy for them to understand long before they get to school and someone else shares this information with them in their way.  Also, Peter Mayle has written other books that will help you to equip your children with the right information "What is Happening to Me?" - puberty.  Good luck - you'll do fine...your asking the right questions.

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Probably before she gets pregnant  :P

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I am also struggling with that. I want my daughter to know and understand but I don't want to cause undo worry by saying too much too soon.



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we have a daughter and by around age 13 is a good age to be in the loop! hopefully other kids have not influenced her so far that we can't talk and be good friends and also parent/child!

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13 is too old... come on now a lot of 12 or 13 year olds are having sex. You need to give them "the talk" at  9 or 10 BEFORE they get to middle school.. trust me.

klvcaudillo

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Probably before she gets pregnant  Tongue

Yeah Probably!  :P

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I believe it's a personal choice.  It depends on when they start puberty, when they start asking questions, how mature emotionally they are.  If they're a fast learner, it's probably better to start sooner, but don't make them grow up too fast!

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When your son or daughter gets stung, or pecked at..........Tha'ts when you tell them!!!!!!!
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Now a days 10 to 12 yrs is a good age to start.  After all the sexual content seen on tv shows and movies forces you to educate them early. Even shows met for children have sexual implications (yes even cartoons).

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