Emotional but Proud Moment ...

[Gigi]

Year 5 (10) seems a bit late to be giving sex ed, i see some very physically mature 8 year olds.

i remember my mum telling me that when she started menstruating, she thought she was dying of cancer, as no-one had told her about becoming a woman, so she didn't know what to expect. I hope my DD knows about periods etc before they happen, so she doesn't experience becoming a woman, as a traumatic thing.

i'm not worried about my child learning about masturbation, i think babies touch themselves from a very young age.

i'm quite unsure about how to school my DD with regard to sex ed. I'm teaching her the anatomical names, teaching her protective behaviours (we read the storybook called "everyone's got a bottom" which has great protective messages about keeping safe. I want to keep her safe, but i don't want to scare her. Not sure how to do it. Many gray areas. She is so trusting of adults, i don't want to make her scared of all adults. How do you teach a little kid to be "street smart"? Most child abuse happens thru people known to the child, not strangers. Stranger danger seems so easy to teach, but i am all lost, thinking of how to teach my child to be safe around trusted people in her life. It was an uncle, and a nextdoor neighbour, that touched me in bad ways, as a kid. I find it hard to trust people with my child. They are so vulnerable.

[MissM]

With my DD re: Being touched I always tell her, her private parts is something NO ONE can touch, and if anyone ever does, she is to tell us straight away. I also tell her to tell me if anyone touches her in an way the SHE feels uncomfortable.

Re - Masturbation - I am not prepared to let my 8yo know what masturbation is - why does she need to know that? She doesnt FYI DD has never touched/played wit herself like that.

Sorry to hear you were abused