Talking to Girls about the Facts of Life.

[skybie]

we've fallen into just being open and telling DD1(4yrs) what everything and anything is, not into full detail yet, she just looks at u find and walks away and forgets, i dnt think 8 is too young to explain periods to ur daughter at all.

was getting undressed to have a shower the other day and dd1 was staring intently at my vagina, i asked her what was wrong and she asked if my vagina had milk on it to feed the baby lmao, how on earth do u explain cervical mucous to a 4 yr old??!!

[Cranky Kitten]

Bwaahahahahahahaha, that's GOLD!

I have absolutely no idea how you'd explain that one. I am lucky now we've moved that she has her own bathroom and we don't need to share

[UsPlus2]

Skybie - hmmm good luck with explaing that one.

I dont have older kids so cant really say, but from my own experience I wish my mum had told me earlier. I was in year 5 when I got my first period, well before anyone else and had the "talk" as well, so it was horrific. The earliest she can understand the better I say.

[mrsmac]

DD1 found out somehow without me LOL She then explianed it to me!! DD2 was told by a teacher before camp last year that some girls may have their periods at camp and would need to pack stuuf JIC- half of yr 5 rushed home with a million questions cause they had no idea what she was talking about LOL. I just explained it to her and that she'd prob be later like her big sister and I. We went to a Relationships Aus. night at school where they covered puberty/sex etc so then we talked from there.