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[quote=Anonymous]My 3 year old has recently gotten into the “where’s mommy’s penis” phase. So I explained the basic anatomical difference between boys and girls. I wouldn’t be upset if someone gave him the response the nanny gave, but it’s not something I’m actively bringing up at this point. We’re still working on pooping on the potty, so I’m just not ready to tackle transgender identity and genitalia yet. However, with both our 3 y/o and older child, we have had general conversations about how a lot of girls have long hair, but some where it short. And vice versa (some boys like to wear long hair)

We’ve dispelled the myth of colors having gender (e.g. pink is an everybody color, not just a girl color). Also, anyone can like sports, dance, art, etc. So we’re laying the foundation for understanding that they (and others) don’t need to fit a specific gender mold. And that sometimes men and women fall in love and sometimes men and men, and women and women.

But as far as body talk, I’m just working on the basics still. I’m more worried about establishing that these are personal parts that we have a right to privacy to. And at some point we’ll have the sex talk.

We’ll get into the rest of it as they get older. I don’t think it’s necessarily wrong to introduce the concept earlier though if your kid seems ready. [/quote]

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