Post #3379847
2026-06-16 03:37 UTC
I think of infants/babies from 0-1, children/ from 1-12, and teens from 13-19. And they don’t do sex ed where I’m from. I’m 42, and still my dad doesn’t think I’m old enough for the talk.
But if I were a parent, I’d probably do it around age 14. Enough time that they’ve felt some of puberty, and enough to understand what I’m talking about, but young enough that they haven’t done something stupid yet.
Last thing you want is for you to sit down your 8 year old kid, and try to have the talk, only for them to react with “eeewww cooties!” And for a kid? Yeah. That would be the correct response.
Replies (3)
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@frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 2026-06-16 04:05
Pretty sure you should warn someone that they can get pregnant before they hit puberty. 14 is too old for that.
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@DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2026-06-16 05:04
Fair enough.
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@turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 2026-06-16 04:11
8 year olds are not only talking and joking about sex, they’re having it. Hell 8 year olds are committing suicide. I grew up in the 80s and we were definitely playing doctor and more, we had porn stashes in a bush in the woods somewhere (boys you know what I’m talking about). Waiting to have the talk until 14 is how you end up a grandparent before 40.