Most Helpful Girls

  • I think it’s when they start to think about sex they should learn what it’s about. So that age is very different for everyone my best friend she was into sports. She wasn’t even interested in dating a boy till she was nearing her senior year. I was 11 when I gave my best friend brother a blow job 😂 and was flirting with every boy and even my friends dads. It wasn’t till awhile after losing my virginity that my parents figured out I was having sex. That’s when I got the sex talk from my parents who was great about it. While they was t exactly excited they knew I opened a door they couldn’t close as they put it. So I was educated on protection out on birth control and free to ask questions. Unfortunately most parents are going to be comfortable about talking about it. So unfortunately most kids sex education going to be via other kids their age with no more knowledge. But sex is a personal thing that’s developed through experience as my parents put it protection is Key.

    • Agreed. 10 is a good age to teach how to use protection and learn with experience

  • I’d normally say 18+ but thats too late and someone will have taken sexual
    advantage of them by then. So they should learn as soon as they enter middle school (13+). But i still say save the actual act of sex for 18+ if you can't wait til marriage

    • unfortunately most are already some form being sexually active long before this age. often its little more than a touching to looking up porn, its still something and waiting till double digits is likely to do more harm than good. at least explaining some basics before then can help them not fall trap to the bs stuff they will hear. things like "if you do it standing up..." or "you can't get preg 1st time". better yet "oral sex isn't really sex".

    • @magiusX26 yea i’d def talk with my kids about it round 13

    • i had some of the talk with my niece and nephews (with parents full permision) under age 10. it actually made things easier. out of 6 only 1 has been a player/slutty about it (oldest nephew) and he has always had issues anyways. he is also the only one to have multiple kids with multiple partners. 1 other has 1 kid by the girl he's been dating about 4 or 5 years and they had that 1 in August, still together too. have explained they are better off waiting, unlike i did, but do offer protection incase they dont wait.

Most Helpful Guys

  • At least a few years before puberty. The amount of detail can be tailored to the individual kid with more detail provided as they get a little older or ask questions. They are going to hear about it anyway from friends, TV shows, online, etc. If you can find a good book geared towards preteens it may be appreciated by the kid and a good way to broach the subject.

  • As soon as they become aware and curious about it. As a parent you want a continued dialogue with your child that matches their maturity and knowledge on the subject. An informed child who trusts their parent won't judge them or make them feel ashamed or embarrassed, is less likely to make poor choices.

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  • 10-13 years old, around there when kids typically start puberty or getting onto the Internet (like exploring social media platforms)

  • Tbh, you should start talking about it when they're 6 years old. But you should talk about it more in depth around 13 years old. I suspect by 16 they'll be ready and comfortable enough with you to really talk about it instead of asking you to shut up.

  • The moment they ask where babies come from. However, I think there should be a tactic on how it is told depending on the age.

  • Guys before 12. They should have basic info before they need it.

  • In their pre teens because that's when it's close to happening. You catch them before they do so you can teach them how to practice safe sex

  • As early as possible!

  • when puberty starts so 13-14 is when you should start teaching them about the birds and the bees and the dangers of unprotected sex

  • As in what to do, or the consequences of sexual activity?

    Ages 12-13 I guess

  • Birth. Might as well since a lot of male babies are born with erections anyway.

  • In parts from like age 3-16 or so?

    as soon as they ask where babies come from you give them the two sentence version.

  • I think maybe around 5 or 6. We need to stop making it such a taboo topic, the earlier they are informed, the less "funny" and "awkward" it will be for them to talk about it and understand.

  • What are y'all on? Like eleven years old would be great, that's when you understand the basics but still need some stiff cleared up. Like 14 is when it's too late to teach them

  • I would say age 11 and older when they get around puberty age

  • I learnt about sex through R rated movies since i was a young child

    I ain't need no adult

  • sooner the better, even well before puberty, I first had sex at 14.

  • since i started very early, as soon as possible really. best results come from really knowing your child/ren and going about it when you see signs of them taking a real interest in things of a sexual nature.

    • not saying have the full talk at an early age but some ground work basics. do it in stages. by the time they hit puberty and hopefully still need "the talk" most if it will be already discussed and you can do a brush up in the older stuff then finish with the newer info. should also make having that talk easier for you both because already some level of comfort and trust built up. could also make it easier by not having to be as long of a talk seeing as a fair portion is already known. and for god's sakes, do not try demonizing sex. it typically has 1 of 2 effects, either they become some sort of frigid person scared of sex or they rebel and start giving it away as much and as fast as they can. both causing them to have little to no clue how to begin much less maintain any sort of healthy relationship. i get being uncomfortable talking to kids about it, guess what, they are almost always wayyyyyyyy more uncomfortable than you are. ...

    • think back to when you were much younger (8 or 9 should do) , with some exceptions, imagine how you felt or would have felt walking in on parents having sex. now multiply that by a factor of 2 to 20, thats typically how uncomfortable the child will be about discussing it.

    • though am not a father i have played that roll plenty and still do. i was in the delivery room as 1 was born, have changed diapers (not much but still a few), took them to doctors, watched over them when sick, fed and clothed them, given them a home, been to school funtions, been to school meetings about behaviour, etc.

  • For a girl as soon as she gets her period because she don’t wanna end up pregnant at age 10

    • For a guy I guess 13?

    • Agreed, you need to teach about protection during sex at 8 or 9

  • For guy, when they start masterbation. For girls, when they get their first period.

    • When you get your first period can be too late sometimes and women get their periods at different times. I didn't get mine until I was almost 14 years old. That's honestly too late. Where as boys start masturbating around... 9 years old. That's too much of a gap and it again places too much power on boys

  • i had to learn things mostly from girls i was with so more info around age 11 would have been good

  • 14. The whole deal. But safety and stuff first.

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