When is the best age to talk to your child about sex?

Sex Ed was in 5th grade at my school. I do think it was effective at that age -- but honestly the boys were probably a bit too immature still. I can remember afterward them making jokes and laughing about it. Boys and girls were taught separately. It probably should have been retaught again in 7th or 8th grade too -- never hurts to reiterate important information. When do they do it where you live?

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I started to hear about sex when i was in first grade from other kids at school and in the neighborhood. The things I heard were so crazy and kind of scary. Parents have to talk to their kids first. I think small conversations about how a family becomes a family, the differences between boys and girls should be started at 6 - 8. Then gradually more information as they get older. Just my opinion.

My daughter is 10 and I've already started talking to her about sex. 11 and 12 year olds are having sex and some of them think oral sex is OK, since there's no risk of pregnancy. My kids will have the correct information instead of hearing stories on the playground from a friend of a friend.

I'm not exactly sure when I will be talking to my boys about sex. I have already taught my 4 year old about his private areas and how nobody should ever touch them. I would imagine the best time to talk about this with a child would be when they start to go through puberty. It's an easy time to talk about it with a girl, as she starts a period, which has something to do with intercourse. I'm not too sure when boys hit puberty, but I assume it'd be around the same age.

When I started my period my mom brought me to the library and we checked out a few really good books that taught me what I needed to know about how my body works and about intercourse.

Well sex ed was given in my school when I was in 5th grade. But I believe that girls should be given the talk once they get there periods.But sex should be taught at an earlier age then we where taugh. Kids are becoming more and more sex active.

My Mother sat me down and told me about the birds and the bees right after I started my period. However I was 14 and I know girls these days are starting to menstruate much younger. 8 seems pretty young but I think my Mom did the right thing in giving me 'the talk' because I was physically able to get pregnant.

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I will have age-appropriate conversations about sex/good touch/bad touch/pregnancy throughout his life.

It is up to you when you want to discuss it but keep in mind that children will start hearing sex talk from the friends around 7th grade. It is very important that you explain to her how to handle it when she starts hearing people talk about it and how to take it in.

You should start around the age of 10, since that's when puberty starts. It's important to get kids to learn early so they wont make any mistakes that could possibly ruin their future