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Originally Posted by Adonaicole
My son's only 8, I plan on giving him "the talk" when he is 12. Sooner if he brings up the subject. Does everyone agree that's a good age to start?
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Opera had an episode that focused on young mothers, some of which were pregnant as early as the age 11. I didn't even know this was possible but apparently, it is.
My daughter just turned 12 a few weeks ago but she's been talking about boys for over 2 years now. We started integrating very watered down, sexual discussion with her around the age of 9 or 10 and she seems to have responded well to it.
I asked her a few weeks ago what she knew and not only did she know a lot but her comfort level in discussing the topic with me was very high. I really don't see the need for "the big talk" but more for hundreds of little talks over several years so by the time your child is a tween 11, 12, their not afraid of the topic and best of all, neither are you.