Affection: Older Child
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9-Year-old Asking About Sex
Asked by G.H. from Cincinnati
on September 8, 2008
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My daughter has asked me what the word sex means and what sex is. She is 9. I explained to her that some questions are very difficult to answer and that I would like s...
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- I was a Psych major in college and in 2 different classes, 2 very moral great professors advocated for teaching kids about sex pre-pubescent, so 9 is a great age. Oth...
- I just experience this with my 10 yr daughter. She had details because one of the girls googled sex and told them about it on playground. I had no option but to discus...
- some times honesty with out a lot of detail is enough to gross them out..sex= something married people do in the privacy of their bedroom with private parts EWE MOM B...
Kissing at Age 8?
Asked by M.D. from Phoenix
on May 2, 2010
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My 8 year old son and 10 year old daughter came home from school Friday and my daughter told me a girl asked out my son so I started asking them questions and come to ...
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- Last year when my now 7 year old son was in kindergarten, I recieved a call from his teacher saying him and a girl in his class had kissed in class. She told them tha...
- You may want to have a talk with the school so that they can have a talk with the whole grade on what is and isn't appropriate. A friend of mine said her daughter's c...
- No WAY! my son is 9. I havent heard anything like this ?!? I am going to ask him. "No WHY? " "No" thats what my 9 year old says. We have a small school 450 kid...
Would You Let Your 9 Year Old Walk Home from School?
Asked by C.V. from San Antonio
on April 24, 2008
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My 9 year old son wants to walk to his friend's house after school on Friday. He would be walking with his friend & the distance is probably less than a mile. The neig...
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- You need to trust your inner voice. Do not let other people's opinion sway you from what you are comfortable with. You are not over protective. You are realistic ab...
- Trust your instincts. Who cares what the other parents think about you, this is your son. When friends come to our house we honor their parents request and keep the...
- Hi C., If you are not comfortable with it, then don't do it. Don't let your son's friends/parents decide what is best for you. Maybe they are too carefree? And tha...
9 Year Old Daughter Maturing Too Soon
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on June 29, 2009
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I have a beautiful 9 year old daughter maturing quickly. No, she has not started her period, but she is developing in all the other areas. Her pediatrician says it i...
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- J., If you will Google - girls developing early - or some other way of phrasing it, you will find many articles on this subject. It seems this is not unusual these ...
- Nowadays girls are developing a lot sooner than we did. I remember starting in the fifth grade, and so did most of my friends. I believe I just turned 10. But now t...
- I totally agree with most of all the others. My coworkers daughter and my niece have started their periods at the age of 10. Most kids start budding at the tender ag...
9 Yr Olds Kissing in the Bushes
Asked by L.K. from Denver
on February 27, 2009
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Please help! I just found out that my 9 yr old daughter and her best friend are kissing boys on the lips, and of course, lying to cover it up so they don't get into tr...
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- L. - I sympathize with you. It is so scary to realize how quickly children grow up in today's world. I would caution you, though, not to make this situation so big t...
- Ummm... I think I have to disagree with other posters, who don't seem to think this is a big deal. It is. My husband came home and told me a story that his co-worke...
- L., Why are you creating guilt and shame in your daughter about the act of kissing a boy? (Titus 1:15). Your reaction is teaching your daugther a lesson I wish all li...
8 Year Old Girl with Curiosity About Sex
Asked by A.H. from Shreveport
on March 18, 2011
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My 8 year old daughter has been writing in her "notebook" about how she wants to have sex with a boy in her class. She also has been caught accessing things on google...
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- She may be mistaking sex with intimacy or another affectionate type behavior. Seems it's time to have a basic and no frills or lying discussion with her about sex. ...
- Does she actually know what sex is, and what life-changing outcomes it can have? If not, this would be a good time for The Talk.
- Wow...8 years old! You definately need to talk to her NOW. You need to tell her that you know she is growing up and may be curious about the human body. Ask her t...
6 Year Old Terrified to Go Upstairs
Asked by S.B. from Houston
on May 11, 2008
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My 6 year old son sleeps on the floor by my bed every night. He is too scared to even GO upstairs alone and ABSOLUTELY won't go in his room without escort even in bro...
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- Without reading your replies. When I was turning 7 we moved to a new house and new town. I can remember laying in bed terrified. My new room was down a long, narr...
- I agree with seeking Christian counseling. I had a neighbor when I was a child who was cruel to me and it happened in an upstairs home. I kept having nightmares as a...
- S., #1 Try a baby monitor. Tell your son that if he needs anything to just call for you and you will come. You will need to respond to every call for a while and...
Motherhood and Sex
Asked by S.W. from Cincinnati
on October 19, 2006
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I feel really bad, but I just can't help it. I really wish my sex drive would come back, but I know it usually takes at least a year for me. I just wish I could make...
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- It seems like all of us has had some type of a problem with this SEX thing. I know I have no sex drive what so ever. It is just something moms go through because of th...
- while it took me quite a while to get my sex drive back, my husband and i are opposite of normal people in this regard. i could have sex every day and my hubby isnt li...
- Since this isn't your first her should understand that this is something that you just go through. I myself, also share this feeling. My husband acts as if I am making...
How Much Sex?
Asked by C.K. from Chicago
on September 2, 2010
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Here's the issue: For years, the amount of sex my husband and I have has been a point of contention in our marriage. He perpetually wants more (frequency, duration, ...
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- My husband would leave me! Sex is imortant to the intimacy. Men need sex to feel loved. Women need love to feel sexy. It actually opens up our intimacy. I can be s...
- Your hubbys friends are lying to him haha In all seriousness. Right now I have NO real libido...but that's because I'm 39wks pregnant, feel like a whale, and am ki...
- My husband and I have been together for almost 6 years. On average, we have intercourse 2-3 times weekly. If it were up to him, we would have sex everyday. He has a...
Talking to My 9 Year Old About Puberty
Asked by D.M. from Boston
on September 10, 2008
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Hi, Ladies! I have a 9 year old daughter that wants nothing to do with any type of discussions about our bodies (broken bones, veins, babies in utero, etc.). Wheneve...
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- too funny, I also was going to suggest the book from American Girl. You can even borrow it from the library (Groton Public Library by me). I think it's called "all a...
- There's this book called the Care and Keeping of You. It goes through each of the changes she will experience step by step. It does show how to put tampons in and it...
- As a single mother of 3 successful grown children, two girls and one boy, and a former school nurse (preschool to grade six)I have recommended the following book many ...
