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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 225896" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I think I asked my son about what they learned in "family life" class, just to break the ice and get a conversation going to see where he was with all of it. Then, I answered any questions he had and made sure he kknew he could come to me to discuss things. I tried to use it as an opportunity to "show" him that we could talk about these things without getting into it deeper than what he was comfortable with- that actually seeemed to make him more comfortable and willing to talk about more, when he had questions. This way, as time passed, I was able to keep a pretty good idea about where he was mentally and physically in development. </p><p></p><p>In your case, I think I'd make sure she knows how babies are conceived and to expect changes in her moods and body and maybe even emotionally and reassure her that she's perfectly normal going through this. Also, make sure she's comfortable telling her friends or anyone else "no".</p><p></p><p>I think for most schools, sex education in 5th grade is really education about puberty- not how to have safe sex. That starts coming in middle school. Oh- just remembered- in 5th grade about puberty- they also made a point to make sure the kids learned that development happens at different paces for different kids so they wouldn't worry if they hadn't started growing when most other kids had or that they shouldn't make fun of another kid who stayed short a long time or suddenly grew tall. I thought that was a good idea and tried to reinforce that, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 225896, member: 3699"] I think I asked my son about what they learned in "family life" class, just to break the ice and get a conversation going to see where he was with all of it. Then, I answered any questions he had and made sure he kknew he could come to me to discuss things. I tried to use it as an opportunity to "show" him that we could talk about these things without getting into it deeper than what he was comfortable with- that actually seeemed to make him more comfortable and willing to talk about more, when he had questions. This way, as time passed, I was able to keep a pretty good idea about where he was mentally and physically in development. In your case, I think I'd make sure she knows how babies are conceived and to expect changes in her moods and body and maybe even emotionally and reassure her that she's perfectly normal going through this. Also, make sure she's comfortable telling her friends or anyone else "no". I think for most schools, sex education in 5th grade is really education about puberty- not how to have safe sex. That starts coming in middle school. Oh- just remembered- in 5th grade about puberty- they also made a point to make sure the kids learned that development happens at different paces for different kids so they wouldn't worry if they hadn't started growing when most other kids had or that they shouldn't make fun of another kid who stayed short a long time or suddenly grew tall. I thought that was a good idea and tried to reinforce that, too. [/QUOTE]
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