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[Pembo]

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[Cool-Beans]

This is the book I found on my bed one day when I came home from school. I was 11. That's all the sex ed I ever had in my whole life.

I got that book and this one for my boys, as well as some A&P stuff I found, but DH gave it all to them and did the talking. If you think it is hard now, wait until he's dating! Just pray you don't find out he's having sex. There are some things you just don't want to know (well, good moms want to know...I don't!)

 

[milkabum]

Check out http://www.kidshealth.org They have a special section for parents, kids, and teens and have answers to almost any question you can think of.

 

[spazzyjazzy]

Is what I did when I realized it was time for the "talk". My son was in 5th grade when he came home with the permission slip to watch the movie at school regarding puberty. Around the same age as your preteen. He watched it and in his words it grossed him out. I pretty much left it up to his dad to talk to him. My boyfriend ( at the time) also talked to him ( who is also now his stepdad). I had no idea what was going to happen to him as a boy. I know the school gave him some reading material to bring home to the parents and his dad/stepdad took it from there. So, far so good. Also, we went to go see the Body Worlds exhibit at the California Science Center that same year and the movie playing at the Imax area was about bodies of course. They had a whole portion of the movie about puberty and had kids talk about what had happened to them. He thought that it was funny and could relate to some of the things the kids talked about.
I thought it was all pretty good and easy until his dad asked me who was going to give the Sex talk me or him. I let him handle that one too.
My son turns into an official teenager in 44 days.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Word to the wise: If you find your body lotion left out and nobody claims it, start keeping it in the bedroom. DH had to tell me what was being done with it...

 

[Cindyluwho]

Is there a Children's Hospital in your area? Ours has a "moms & sons" class as well as a "moms and daughters" class. They are absolutely hysterical, jam packed with information and they do it in such a way that it's not so uncomfortable. It's like watching a stand up comedian do "the hit parade of puberty"!!

 

[spazzyjazzy]

Word to the wise: If you find your body lotion left out and nobody claims it, start keeping it in the bedroom. DH had to tell me what was being done with it...

I can't stop laughing.

 

[tiki23]

Word to the wise: If you find your body lotion left out and nobody claims it, start keeping it in the bedroom. DH had to tell me what was being done with it...

I have two teenage boys. I had to start buying Suave.

 

[Pembo]

Thanks CoolBeans for the book suggestions, I just checked the library website and put one on hold. And thanks milkabum, I did find that website yesterday.

Dh is prepared to handle most of this but he was given WAY TMI from his dad, a doctor! Hide the lotion, check!

 

[KelNottAt]

Another book to consider is "It's Perfectly Normal." But make sure you read it yourself, first. Some people object to it because of how realistic the illustrations are and the way it addresses homosexuality.

Both my kids have a copy.

 

[MELSMICE]

Word to the wise: If you find your body lotion left out and nobody claims it, start keeping it in the bedroom. DH had to tell me what was being done with it...

OMG - I don't have boys & am only imagining what they are using this for!

 

[Hercules10]

Word to the wise: If you find your body lotion left out and nobody claims it, start keeping it in the bedroom. DH had to tell me what was being done with it...

Nobody ever told me about it...hadda use Crisco!

 

[chris1gill]

Does your son have a little sister that could tell him???

My son would have no conversation regarding anything on this topic... UNTIL his six year old sister told him she knew it all & he didn't DD just kept asking more & more questions & before you knew it, it was all out on the table... So, as soon as DS found out DD knew all these things he didn't know, he came straight to me to get the details He got the details & that was the end of it... I still talk to both kids about it frequently... He's 11 & she's almost 9...

Short of having his little sister tell him or rub it in that she knows, I would just seriously just sit down and have a heart to heart with him... it really isn't so bad, you really want to keep the lines of communication open with him, especially as his mom....