I Need Help and Advice!

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Oh man does this bring back memories!
I didn't homeschool until jr high age, so my kids were in public school until then. In about 4th grade my son had had the anatomy lessons in school, and the topic of "wet dreams" came up but wasn't explained to his satisfaction. He too was (and is) the kind of boy who seems to feel he can ask Mom anything...

So he came home one day bouncing off the bus and sees me working in the yard. He yells across the lawn "Hey Mom, do you know what a wet dream is?" I was very glad we lived in a rural area with no close neighbors!

I wish we didn't have to inform the kids so young, but agree with Marilyn that they need to know from parents before their friends start talking.

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I think the earlier the better, that way they don't see as much awkwardness about the whole subject. My mom finally decided to have "the talk" with me when I was 14 years old....and by then, I had figured it all out in ways that would have been better if she'd just told me at a much, much younger age. It might seem very weird to talk about that stuff now but better it comes from you than other kids at playgroup, etc.

Kudos for homeschooling, though! I was homeschooled thru middle school, and my husband was homeschooled k-12! (In different states; we didn't meet until mid-college.)

I am a health and pe teacher and I definately think children need to know about this stuff early on.. She is not too young to start.. If you want to PM me, i might have some books for ideas that you can use to help her out!! Good luck