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Haha....are you kidding!!?? ^^^ That's half the fun of parenting....talking about uncomfortable things with your kids, just to get them red and sweating. LOL
Yeah all of this "TMI" cover my virgin ears stuff is scaring me! Kids are getting non-stop messages about sex. If parents won't even discuss the kind of stuff we're talking about here, I have to assume these poor kids are being shaped ONLY by pornography, media, peers, and school rather than having the benefit of information and input from a concerned and responsible parent.. which explains a lot. It's not The Sex Talk that makes an impact. It's the daily messages that shape a child's view on sexuality.
Because of my openness with my kids when they were younger, they always knew I'd answer any question they had. They didn't need to look for answers elsewhere, because they knew they'd get the truth from me. Even as adults, they talk to me. I can still make them blush though. "OMG! MOM!! I can't believe you SAID that!" Haha.....awwww revenge of the parent! LOL
As you can see, there is a 2 1/2 year difference in the "average" ages of the first period. And even then, a full 20% of people fall outside those "averages". One of my daughters was closer to the 90% mark, and the other was an "outlier" and did not get her first period until 14 1/2, halfway through her freshman year in high school.
You're right. But boys are still generally less physically mature than girls the same age. I don't feel like fighting about this right now.
ok Personally, I wouldn't want to discuss with my 16 year old specific examples of what he wants to do alone with his girlfriend but can't. In addition to making him very uncomfortable at having such a conversation with his mother, I'm pretty sure momma_bear isn't seeking advice on how to conspire with baby_bear to manipulate this woman in order for momma_bear to help baby_bear get to second base.
Yeah all of this "TMI" cover my virgin ears stuff is scaring me! Kids are getting non-stop messages about sex. If parents won't even discuss the kind of stuff we're talking about here, I have to assume these poor kids are being shaped ONLY by pornography, media, peers, and school rather than having the benefit of information and input from a concerned and responsible parent.. which explains a lot. It's not The Sex Talk that makes an impact. It's the daily messages that shape a child's view on sexuality.
I don't need to know the specific sex acts my son would like to engage in to teach him about sex. Some thoughts are perfectly normal and best left out of conversations with your mother. We did not wait until our kids were 16 to start talking to them about sex. However, we do not discuss our personal sex lives with our children, nor do we expect them to tell us the details of theirs. I wind up knowing a lot more than I really want to know because the kids talk to me about each other (that's how I know the reason DS16 dumped the other girl).
Because of my openness with my kids when they were younger, they always knew I'd answer any question they had. They didn't need to look for answers elsewhere, because they knew they'd get the truth from me. Even as adults, they talk to me. I can still make them blush though. "OMG! MOM!! I can't believe you SAID that!" Haha.....awwww revenge of the parent! LOL
I am very open with my kids about sex. But I think there are some things that parents do not need to know. As open as I am with them about sex I wouldn't talk to them about my own sex life.
You're right. But boys are still generally less physically mature than girls the same age. I don't feel like fighting about this right now.
Not every boy is less physically mature than every girl at the same age. In fact, there are more differences among the two groups, e.g. among all girls, and among all boys than between boys and gilrs. I"m not spoiling for a fight. I'm trying to correct misinformation. Originally, I thought your stuff about this maturity thing was a rationalization. I still do.
Not every boy is less physically mature than every girl at the same age. In fact, there are more differences among the two groups, e.g. among all girls, and among all boys than between boys and gilrs. I"m not spoiling for a fight. I'm trying to correct misinformation. Originally, I thought your stuff about this maturity thing was a rationalization. I still do.
It is common knowledge that girls mature faster than boys. You are trying to nit pick because SOME boys develop faster than SOME girls... while that might be true, in general, girls mature faster than boys. That is not misinformation.
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