So, DD is 8yo and quite mature. There have been alot of stuff being said at school by other kids like 'this boy wants to have s*x with this person' and DD overhearing/being told this was said. I have addressed this issue with the teacher and so far and all is ok so far.

DD doesn't know that boys have a penis - she doesnt have any brothers, and she does not shower with other peoples children, and a few of my cousin's that are her age are girls. So I have never had to explain that whole 'boys are different to girls because blah blah' TBH - I have never thought it was important to even discuss it with her - Does she really NEED to know? IYKWIM?

We had the AF talk when she was about 3.5 cos she asked me why i was buying nappies for myself while in the sanitary isle!!! oh it was funny tho! Now she just makes fun of me and my moods and tells me to take a chill pill if i stress out!

Anyway - so today I was looking at a human body book and thought it was cool, i wanted to buy it for her but whie i was flicking through it there was FULL on pictures that I am not yet prepared for her to see. But it got me thinking - I would rather her talk about stuff like that with me rather than have some 8yo talk about it that doesnt know anything LOL I do have a very open and honest relationship with my daughter tho. I believe that honesty to a degree of their maturity and understanding needs to be taken into consideration when discussing issues.

So .....

Does anyone know of a good childrens book that explains the anatomy? (Any christian books that you know of?? If there are any?)

When did you explain to your children that boys and girls were different? (for those children who never grew up with the opposite sex)

Should I raise the issue or should I wait for her to ask? (If she wanted to know, she would ask, she knows she can ask me anything or tell me anything even if she thinks she will get into trouble)

When did you explain where babies come from? (I have told DD that the Dr cuts you open ... well In some cases they do!)

At what age did you have THE S*x talk? (not that I will go there for a few years at least!! LOL)

With all the suggetive ad's video clips and billboards etc, I dont want to give too much away before she's REALLY ready to know, but then i dont want her to 'miss' out on knowing things that her age group should know. (I am quite strict on what I let her watch)