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Originally Posted by buttascotchbaby
I feel that one thing we will have to deal with (please, God, later rather than sooner! LOL) will be his relationships with girls (women).
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I think the time to start is now. By the age of twelve kids have crushes on each other. I see this "going out" (they often ask someone to "go out" with them even if they don't "go" anywhere.) as practice for the real thing. Now is the time to start talking about how to treat girls and women.
And please know that kids are becoming sexually active at younger ages. Many middle schools are having problems with oral sex, 13 year olds are getting pregnant, etc. Talk to him about what a healthy relationship is. Use your own relationship as an example, and remember, they are always watching how you treat each other.
One other thing. When talking about his birthfather, frame it in choices made. He made choices that your son does not have to repeat, that it is not genetic. There are kids who are scared that it is something passed on.