Comments on SugarMyBowl.com: Dreading "the talk"

Mine are still little, 3 and 5, and I am not looki...

2007-10-15T20:10:00.000-05:00

Mine are still little, 3 and 5, and I am not looking forward to the talk - at all!
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Good Luck!
Jen

I'm so glad I haven't been asked that yet. In Wald...

2007-10-11T00:01:00.000-05:00

I'm so glad I haven't been asked that yet. In Waldorf education, a baby being born is simply described as "coming down the rainbow," as if from heaven. Thank goodness there is a name for it - I'm sure it saved me a few times. I hope this will keep working until I am "ready," when-never that will be.

My mom left this book on my bed when I was 8. I we...

2007-10-10T14:02:00.000-05:00

My mom left this book on my bed when I was 8. I went through the shock and embarrassment on my own. I wish she had spoke with me about it afterwards.. I was left to middle through on my own., i remember avoiding eye contact with her and my dad for several months after that.

whoa... WAY too much information. by the way, hap...

2007-10-09T02:40:00.000-05:00

whoa... WAY too much information. by the way, happy early anniverary! 13? wow!

Bossy is telling you right now: she never would ha...

2007-10-05T13:42:00.000-05:00

Bossy is telling you right now: she never would have had sex if she thought *that* is what it was about...

I totally think this is way too much for a 6 year ...

2007-10-05T10:37:00.000-05:00

I totally think this is way too much for a 6 year old. I remember when my oldest (he's now 14) was in the last quarter of 4th grade and we had to sign a paper agreeing to let them watch a "health" video in school. They separated the boys from the girls and basically explained to these 9 year olds what a wet dream was. I don't even know if they were ready for that but my husband assures me that it can happen for a kid who's nine so I guess they need to know. But the whole sex talk is best saved until, I think, 5th grade. But it really depends on the kid too.

I read this book when I was 13 and when I had my f...

2007-10-04T16:16:00.000-05:00

I read this book when I was 13 and when I had my first period. Its a very cute book with good illustrations. Will get it for my kids too next time.. or I'll just borrow from "Nina"!!!

My kids are 3, 2, and 1 mo, so I haven't had the s...

2007-10-04T09:10:00.000-05:00

My kids are 3, 2, and 1 mo, so I haven't had the sex talk, per se. My eldest knows Daddy puts babies inside Mommy, and knows where they come out, and by being frank at this age, there's no awkwardness - yet.

I am a librarian and often dealt with parents who wanted to broach this. Go to your local library and talk to the children's librarian. He/She should have some good suggestions for more age-appropriate books and several options for you to look at. Frankly, I think the book you have will lead to more questions and confusion than a 6-8 yr-old is ready to handle.

I am so glad I am not there yet. That does seem a ...

2007-10-03T21:34:00.000-05:00

I am so glad I am not there yet. That does seem a little above where I would want to go, but I want my kids to understand it from me rather than their peers.

It is really hard to talk about sex and sexuality ...

2007-10-02T23:57:00.000-05:00

It is really hard to talk about sex and sexuality to your own kids. Sometimes I wish that kids would come equiped with the knowledge so we don't have to talk to them about it. The manner and the depth of how we should discuss it would depend of the child's maturity and openness to the topic. More importantly, when they get to the age of "experimentation", we should be able to caution them about the risks associated with having sex