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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was watching a show about cougars on NatGeo Wild last night with my boys and the mating scene came on with narrative. It lasted about a minute or so. I used to change channels or cover their eyes but I didn't last night. They are 8 & 10 and thought that was gross.[/quote]

Do they not yet know how babies are made??[/quote]

I'm not op, but I get where op is coming from. I have a 9 year old. He's never asked how babies are made. He's asked about other things, but never how babies are made. Just recently our dog was in heat. He had some questions about that and I found it a lot easier to explain reproduction to him when it was about the dog. When the time comes, I will probably explain it like another pp said "people mate too" and then discuss any questions he has.

I find it really odd when people explain sexual intercourse to very young children. Yes, answer questions, but I find a lot of it very inappropriate until they are close to puberty and start asking. [/quote]

When the time comes? Yikes. He's 9. He definitely knows about sex. Hell I remember being 10 when my parents tried to have the convo with me. I remember thinking they were dumb as mud because I'd (Catholic school girl) known about sex for years.[/quote]

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