Girls, is this similar to how it happened to you? If you had a little girl, would you teach her all about this stuff or just let her discover it?

[FunkyMonkee]

[Lliam]

I would have no problem with her learning. But as her father, I certainly wouldn't be the one to teach her. I'd leave that up to her mom.

[FunkyMonkee]

What if there is no mother? I don't see what you're so scared of.

[Lliam]

Accusations of child molestation?

[FunkyMonkee]

But, if you're her only parent, SOMEONE has to teach her!

[Lliam]

True. IF I was a single parent, I would raise her to trust me to be able to have open and honest conversations about everything, including sex. I would teach her how to care for, value, and not be ashamed of, her body.
By puberty, she would probably be up to speed but, at that point, I'd have to make sure she knew everything there is to know. I would probably supply books and videos. We could discuss them and even watch videos together.

This is hypothetical because thank god I don't have any kids. And I'm especially not the single father of a girl.

[FunkyMonkee]

Which kinda leads me back to the main question: what's a good age to start her out with this knowledge. On one hand, I wouldn't want to deprive her of her childhood (supposedly sex-free) or of her finding out some of this on her own but, I also would want her to know what she has and not to be ashamed or afraid of it or how it makes her feel.

[Lliam]

I think she should be informed gradually throughout her childhood whenever she asks questions. But she should be given access to all the information before she reaches puberty, probably by 10 years old or so. After all, females undergo radical changes when they enter puberty and they should know what to expect.

[FunkyMonkee]

Yes, they should but, some girls start a lot earlier than normal. A friend of mine said she started growing her tits at 7 and had her period at 9. I've heard of another girl that started growing her tits at 5! So, do you teach them early on in case they become early bloomers or let them have another 5 or 6 years of their innocence?
I've asked the women here which they think would've been best. We'll see what they think of it.

[Lliam]

Yeah. I'm sure no expert and I'm glad I never had to worry about it.