[CoryEllen]

Hi guys! my son is 8, old enough for "the talk" and I want to have a picture book or something for him to look at besides my red face. I checked out several from the library, but have either found them to have WAY too much info, or not enough. One book that said it had "Christian values" said that a married couple prayed for a baby and it came! Uh, that is pretty much not how it goes in this family!

Please let me know some good titles to check out!
Thanks!

[aspenhall]

My dd is 8 and we've been slowly introducing ideas for a long time.
Adoption provides a great starting place. She knows that she has the physical looks because she was made from her birth mother's/father's "parts". She knows that girls have a uterus and that's where babies grow.
We also had bunnies so she knows the bunny seeds grew in the mommy bunnies belly. She also knew the daddy bunny had to be seperated because he had the seeds. We were planting a garden so the analogy was familiar to her. And she was 5-6 and hasn't really asked any questions since. I let her do the asking, then respond with age appropriate answers.

[CoryEllen]

my son knows those types of things too, but I think we need to tell him the whole situation so he doesn't hear about it on the playground and get the wrong information first. The parenting books I have read say to do it at age 8. looking back, 3rd grade was when I heard about it from someone at school, then went to my dad for clarification.

[rottymom]

My daughter is nine and I finally decided I better start educating her...I bought the book "Before I was Born". It is christian based. The book is very detailed...and the first time I read it to her I did my nervous laugh and skipped a sentence. But I explained to my daughter I was nervous because it isn't something people talk about in open. So I have read it a few times since and done well with it. I guess I wasn't ready for the details but she was, she even asked a few questions. The book is written for ages 5 to 8 but I would say know your kid because it tells the detail of sex. I guess I would also say know yourself too because you have to be ready for the grownup words. I have already taught my kids the proper names for their bodies so it didn't feel weird to say them but explaining how it works was really hard for me. *insert nervous laugh here*