The dreaded sex talk how old?

[NotSoThinLizzy]

So basically my daughter is 8 nearly 9 and there's been a lot of talk with school friends lately about sex. Should I get in there and tell her the facts so she dosent end up with miscommunication or is it too soon?

[dementedpixie]

Surely you want to correct any misinformation. It doesn't have to be all in one talk, we often chat in the car as its more informal and less intimidating

[NotSoThinLizzy]

I was doing the whole wait till she asks questions she knows the basic about when she gets bigger and where babies come from 😊

[PhyllisWig]

My dds are the same age and dd1 asked a question in the car one day with just me and her so I told her basics and answered questions (which were mostly around logistics).

She told dd2 as I knew she would (twins) then I checked in with dd2 who said the whole thing sounded horrid and she'd never do it.

I've left it there for the moment but have always been v open about periods, we're tackling puberty and self care now as it comes up and basically answering stuff as they ask.

[PhyllisWig]

Oh dd2 wasn't interested in the slightest btw but I knew dd1 would tell her so wanted to make sure the info was right.