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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PumpkinAngel
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My mom rolled her eyes so much when I was about 11-15 Im surprised she didn't do them damage!
Ripped up old bell bottoms, converse all-stars in every color with drawings all over them, flannel shirts stolen out of my dad's closet, decreipt old concert tshirts that I unearthed from various thrift shops, really bad bowling shirts, short jean skirts with ripped tights underneath....
The rules came in because I could wear all that without comment to school or parties or friends' houses, but not to thing like Christmas dinner at my grandparents' house or church on Sunday.
I always thought it was fair. And really...kind've realistic. You can have a wild style as a kid or as an adult, but sometimes out it's appropriate and respectful to tone it down a bit.
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