Kjata
2011-10-24, 08:42 AM
So, dealing with sex is (supposedly) a difficult part of raising a child. You don't want your daughter to get knocked up, and you don't want your son to be spreading baby batter all over the place. However, it seems to me people have an unrealistic idea about how to discuss this with their kids. They don't think young children can handle this.
I had "the talk" when I was roughly six. So, for basically as long as i can remember, I knew how everything worked. So when i was hitting puberty, i wasn't trying to figure this out. I knew how to make a baby, and how irresponsible it was.
It seems weird to me that people are so uncomfortable telling their kids. It's not like they can't handle it, and if you sit down and tell them they won't have misguided perceptions when they get older due to media.
For instance, I saw the Naked Gun when I was 7 or 8. Even at that age, i understood that the whole "full body condom" was... outrageous. I understood the joke at a very young age.
So yeah, what are your thoughts? When did you get the talk?
I had "the talk" when I was roughly six. So, for basically as long as i can remember, I knew how everything worked. So when i was hitting puberty, i wasn't trying to figure this out. I knew how to make a baby, and how irresponsible it was.
It seems weird to me that people are so uncomfortable telling their kids. It's not like they can't handle it, and if you sit down and tell them they won't have misguided perceptions when they get older due to media.
For instance, I saw the Naked Gun when I was 7 or 8. Even at that age, i understood that the whole "full body condom" was... outrageous. I understood the joke at a very young age.
So yeah, what are your thoughts? When did you get the talk?