Talking to My 9 Year Old Son About Sex...

there is a series of books that are excellent...."Learning About Sex: A series for the the Christian Family" by Carol Greene. You can buy them individually and they are age appropriate. If you haven't talked to him about anything sexual related before, you might want to back up and read a book or two before. it's an excellent series. I have the 3-5 year old book and it was very good. It just had "cartoon" pictures to explain to children that God made boys & girls differnt in many including their bodies. It emphasizes that all these differences are wonderful. good luck.

If he's old enough to ask--he's old enough to know. Answer his questions honestly and try not to freak out or judge him.

I think that as long as you have good communication with your son then you will know when he is ready to know more...my daughter is now 22 but she was about 8 yrs. old when she asked one night while helping clean up after dinner if "sex makes you have babies?" I answered yes it does...she told me she thought so because she heard that word alot on tv and all but that the only problem was that she didn't know what sex was. I assured her that there wasn't a real good reason to have to know right now but that when she was old enough to knwo that I would make sure she knew. She was happy with that answer...don't think she really understood but then she found it that it wasn't some deep dark secret that would push mom over the edge...when she asked more questions a couple of years later I answered them. She has now been married a little over a year and is expecting her first child. She refused to live the guy until they married because that just wasn't what you do...
good luck and always keep the door of communication open and don't faint when he asks certain questions..

www.4parents.gov
its about sex ed.

Okay- well it honestly depends on how MUCH you want to tell him. He might be a little more comfortable talking about it with his dad. My mother gave me a LITTLE information and then handed me this book called 'WHERE DID I COME FROM?' Find it at Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-Come-Peter-Mayle/dp/08184...
This was a great book, BUT considering I grew up in a conservative Christian Family and raise my own two the same way it may seem pretty graphic with the Cartoon illustrations. I used that book and blended it to discuss sex and the importance of waiting until marriage to present that as the most wonderful gift that spouses can give to each other. I will spare the details here, but my now 13 year old comes to me for the answers of some of the school yard talk- I would rather her find out from me, than to find out the hard way later! Thankfully I go to a WONDERFUL Church (Lake Pointe) in Rockwall and they often have classes that discuss great way to talk to your children about it. SO- a long answer to your question- but I am not sure what angle (if any) that you would want to give your son when talking about a topic that our parents thought was taboo to discuss.

A good way to start is to ask him what he would like to know and get any questions answered that he might have--just so he's getting coreect info. He may say he has no questions and at that point, very little detail is good for now--just enough to start educating him. THe most important thing is that he knows you are available to answer his questions ANY TIME he wants to talk about it. Hope this helps!! :) C.

Hi there! Our oldest son is about to be 9 in a few days.Do u think 9 is a good age to talk about this...i'm just wondering b/c i am clueless to when we should talk about it to him. (he is our oldest!!) i know kids learn "things" early, but i just can't imagine talking to him about it right now. Maybe in another year...i don't know though. i'd like to know how it goes for you though.
thanks!
M.M.