Advice: The big "talk"
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Advice: The big "talk"
| Sun, 02-18-2007 - 7:28am |
Okay, I need advice on when people started or will start to have the big "talk" with their kids.
My oldest is going to be 9 next week. I have some friends telling me they already had this talk with their children at this age. She just seems so young to me. She still plays house, school and dolls with her little sister. IMO, telling her about sex is going to take some innocence away from her. But, am I sheltering her too much?
She knows about periods and body hair development. She already has little breats "bumps" (as she likes to call "em).
Agghhh..I really thought I had until she was 12 to have this talk like my mother did.
What is everyone's opinion?

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Well, the "standing out" is probably something I'd wonder about, since IME kids in middle school and even younger kids are mainly interested in looking like other kids, even if only a subgrouping of other kids, so I'd be like, "Hm-m-m-m-m, wonder what's up with him/her?"
But the only thing that really gets me going is seeing preteens and even young teens going for the Extreme Makeover look, sometimes aided and abetted by their moms. Blech!
May I ask what is wrong with styled hair, makeup and clothes?
Extreme Makeover does not give you red carpet styled clothes, they do let you get a dress for reveal but it is hardly red carpet.
i don't agree.
the picture you shared of yourself and manalos was interesting. i could never wear something like that,though because it's just not my style.....that doesn't mean i feel uncomfortable being around someone whose prints or style was different than mine.
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