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What age should kids be told? My 5 yr old grandson was asking his Dad a few questions.
One being was he in his mums tummy same time as his wee brother etc. He knows about a 'seed' but then asked his Dad if he had to put compost in his mums b*m to make it grow. :))))
I think he left it at that, couldn't speak for tears of laughter running down his face.

Marion

Reminds me of the time when a friend of mine was answering my son's question on childbirth. He listened very attentively (he was about 5 or 6) and then asked "When I was born did mummy have to take her jeans off?"

Jill

pmsl Jill.
I dread to think what he will come out with next.

well iv always been as honest as i can with mine
we started with daddy puts a seed in mams belly
then mamy cooks the baby lmaoooooooo
was funny with the last one when the girls would say oh rupert (dont ask was a silly name i choose for baby satan before he was born lol)
is cooking in mumy tummy and wont cum out till hes done lol we didnt even no if it was a boy or girl

I think if a child asks a question then he or she deserves a sensible answer but aimed at the age they are. They don't need to know everything all at once!

Sue

He did Marion - he did ... lots of embarassing questions over the years (he's 29 now!). I followed what my mum did for us which was to answer the question as honestly as possible. Not to go any further than the answer mind 'cos sometimes he had asked the wrong question and it just confused things!

I was really glad when he reached the awful teenage phase of not wanting to talk about that sort of stuff - what a relief that was!

My son asked me "what is an orgasm"!!!!!!.How do you explain that one ? I think I coped.The other one was (please no-one whoosh ) he had a Claire Raynor book that had pictures and one was one of an erection.He came running in to me and said "mum, you can tell Dad he will have one of these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My son (grandsons Dad) was about 6, came in from school one day and told us he knew what sex and babies was,he then went on and told us..the basics lol.
A girl in his class told him but wasnt very fussy in the words she used lol.

I had always said I would tell him the truth when he asked but chickened out and told his Dad to take him and tell him.

Well, if you had seen they way he looked at me for days after. and as for his grandparents oh my!...they didn't did they..he said lol.

I'm pmsl here.

Christine...It's just as well you didn't breed like one lol

LOL my son was 7 and i was pregnant with my 3rd baby when he first asked me about babies i was so shocked cant remember what i said.. but a few weeks later he asked me the question again..... so i started to explain the frogspawns!! and he left it at that but every few weeks he asked me another question then another question.. i think he probably was about 9 when he stopped asking but when he does i try to be as honest as i can.... hes 11 now.

my parents never told me anything at all.. think thats why i rather be honest as i can

Clare

Did you ? lol

I was never told anything by my parents ,except there was a little brown book in the private box.But it was all to do with insects and frogs or something.Nothing to do with humans.I learnt everything from friends,even that was a bit cockeyed.!!I found out eventually by myself.!!!

I'm watching a The Blue Lagoon1980 Brook shields.
They are about to find out.

ch 176 fiver

MY MOTHER DID'NT TELL ME ANYTHING and i dont recall asking anything, i always remember my mum in law telling me about when she was having her first baby she was 24 and when she went into labour she asked the midwife how is it going to get out ,her answer the same way as it went in my dear!!!

OH! dear,
did none of you know about the Gooseberry bush?
thats where my nan told US we came from......
she also told us that we were the best boys..........in the Girls' school.
Bob

Ann..bet she got a shock lol

Bob.. I was found under a cabbage cause i was a bit podgy my brother was under a leek lol.
till i was about 7/8yr old.

My 8 yr old was getting sex education at school and asked me if I knew what a wet dream was .
He went on to explain that I would probably find his bed saturated but not to worry as it was normal .
Straight faced he then said did I know what an erection was .I said yes and asked if he ever had one .Yes he replied it comes up on a monday and goes down on a friday !!!!!!

His dad was sooooo proud of him !!!!!

Kathy

oh yes i forgot about the gooseberry bush my mum did say thats where babies came from so i must have asked.. yes i bet my mum in law had a real shock

lol