What is an appropriate age to teach your children about sex?

One of my niece's is ten and she knows almost everything about sex. My other 2 nieces are also 10 and they don't even know about kissing lol. Some of the family members are uncomfortable with the fact that the 10 year old knows all about sex. But isn't grade 5 when schools start teaching sex ed? And that's around age 10.



What do you think?



BTW, the child learned mostly from her parents.What is an appropriate age to teach your children about sex?Whenever they start asking questions. Obviously, your explanation, while true and accurate, needs to be geared to the child's age. You're not going to tell a 3 year old all about ejaculation and ovulation, same as you wouldn't tell a 10 year old that they came from mommy's tummy and leave it at that.What is an appropriate age to teach your children about sex?
Personally, I'd wait until Either they ask you about it, or around age 11. Now a days, as sad as it is, there's children that are sexually active at 12. It's a good idea to talk about it before they start doing things that they know nothing about and not realize the possible consequences. If they ask before hand, it's probably best to just let them know what it is before they go asking their friends. My mother and I had the talk at age 7, because some teenagers had wrote something about sex on the bottom of playground equipment, and I asked her what it was. Some of my friends at that age had also already had the talk, as their parents thought it was best to hear it from them rather than fifth graders on the playground. So, it really depends on the maturity level of the child, and the type of school environment they're in.What is an appropriate age to teach your children about sex?When I was ten I learned about sex, puberty, and other adult things. I needed to because that was when I got my period. I didn't need the knowledge about sex for another eight years though. I learned that babies come from sex when I was around seven, but that was all I needed or wanted to know.
Yes, I think they should learn the basics around that age and learn everything else around twelve. I will teach my kids the basics around ten and everything else they want to know around twelve. I'll let them attend sex education at their school, but they won't have to.
Well I don't know what country you live in but in Australia sex ed is taught in schools in year six it's only about periods with just the girls and boners with just boys. as for age appropriate it depends on your family genes say if you had a little girl and you first had your period at 11 you would tell your little girl about period at age 10 as for boys they can wait a little longer they wont have to be freaking out about alot of blood coming out non stop and not know what the hecks going on.What is an appropriate age to teach your children about sex?Personally I believe that it is up to the parents when to decide. My children asked me questions and I answered them. It was a different time, but I am surprised that the other two nieces don't know about kissing as I would have thought that they would have learned a little from their friends at school.What is an appropriate age to teach your children about sex?
i think they should learn about it as they grow up and the more they ask questions the more they should be taught. children shouldn't have information withheld from them because of pointless conservative ideals.



for example, in Scandinavia basic sex education is taught at age 4, but Scandinavia have some of the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy in the world.
When the child asks. My daughter started asking about how babies are made at two, and she got the truth, in very simple and straightforward terms. As more questions have come up over the years, I've answered those questions honestly. There's no reason to keep the basics of sex and reproduction a secret, and kids who don't learn from their parents are at risk of learning the wrong things from their peers.What is an appropriate age to teach your children about sex?
All children should get only enough info to satisfy the question asked!

Eventually, they will ask more %26amp; more, but you should never give more information than you were asked for.



There will come a time when minimal answers will no longer be enough-- that is probably the time to educate the child fully, and to get a girl on the depo shot.
I am definitly telling my kids before school does...

and If I dont feel like they are ready then I will not allow them to learn sex ed in school (you can do that... if you say its against your religion or beliefs)



but I think 13 is the age goverment should be teach EVERYTHING I think starting at 10 about small things... but wait til they are 13 to start telling them all of the stuff :P
I think being open and honest with a child is a good thing, however, I only answer their quenstions with as much as they need to know! When they are ready they will ask the right questions which will lead to the information they are seeking! Not all children are ready at the same time!
i knew when i was 10 haaha you need to teach them so they dont start doing it and then regret it..
it never too early
eh that is what the school and government is for.
in my town, we learned from the school in 5th grade too, although we werent truly exposed until 6th grade. I strongly suggest u tell them before 6th grade because they will find out and u dont want them getting the wrong idea. Do not shoot down the idea of teaching them about safe sex or getting birth control, because im a teenager, and when we want a physical relationship, we probably wont listen unless our parents our understanding our perspective. i know u probably want them to wait, but most of them wont and u need to make sure they at least know what they are doing. and remeber, by 6th grade they will find out everything so make sure they know! besides, there is no harm in knowing about sex unless u get the wrond idea of it. A 5 year old taught about sex properly will do no damage. knowing wont kill them, its just getting pregnant or aids that could ruin lives.


btw the earliest incident in my town of oral sex (ON A BUS!) was two 5th graders and the earliest pregnancy (and abortion) was a 12 year old 7th grader.


i know your probably sick of reading my answer but i read other answers and many children dont ask questions or they may be easy questions because they are embarrased. THIS IS WHERE PROBLEMS HAPPEN!!!!!!!