"Lets talk about sex" question

[BalloonSlayer]

My two eldest DCs are the least curious children in the universe, I sometimes think.

Even when I had DS2, neither of them thought to ask how he had been created.

DS1 is nearly 9 and in year 4. DD is 7.

As DS1 will be seeing the Sex Ed video in Year 5, I really want to make sure he knows what it's all about beforehand. I don't want him having any surprises.

I am really not at all sure about me trying to explain the facts of life to him, and he never listens to me anyway. (I can imagine him cutting across me: "What? Daddy puts his willy in your EAR??!!") So I thought I'd be best off getting him a book to read, which we can discuss later.

I have seen "Lets talk about sex" recommended on here for 9-12 year olds.

The problem is that DS1 and DD are very close. If I show him the book he will talk to her about it, and she will want to read it as well. Is it too old for a 7 year old? She is a good reader but rather naive, although come to think of it she did ask how babies get into tummies recently but at a point when I was unable to answer (phew!).

What should I do for the best?

DSs never questioned how DD got inside my tummy although they were curious as to how she would get out

DS1 is now 10 and will be having the sex ed video etc next term. I made their father give them a brief talk about sex a few weeks ago so that it wouldn't come as a huge shock. DS2 is 8. it was definitely a case of telling them both together though since we didn't want a garbled version passd from DS1 to DS2.

(In case you're wondering why I palmed the job off, I get to tell DD all about periods eventually.)

I think a brief factual talk with limited detail is the way to start and then let them ask questions.

I agree with Soupy re brief and factual.

Don't wanna have a brief and factual talk!

I scared!

Wanna buy a nice book instead!

• so what do you say in these brief and factual talks then?

Usborne book - "where do babies come from?" is pretty good.

It's a nice book, and I don't think your 7yo would be fazed by it, though she might think "Ew" now and then, as there are sections about things like wet dreams. But thatage group are good at skimming past anything more detailed than they are ready for! (Can you tell I found the book approach more to my taste than the serious talk? Though we had plenty of those too.)