Comments on: How To Talk To Your (Almost) 11 Year Old About Female Masturbation http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:14:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennifer Day http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-28622 Jennifer Day Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:48:33 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-28622 A most excellent answer! I love that he thinks it is complicated. Haha! We are already telling our 7 year old to come to us when she has questions. They might as well know how it works from us rather than from their peers who don't know anything. :) A most excellent answer! I love that he thinks it is complicated. Haha! We are already telling our 7 year old to come to us when she has questions. They might as well know how it works from us rather than from their peers who don’t know anything. :)

]]> By: Adriana http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-20703 Adriana Wed, 11 May 2011 01:02:33 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-20703 Great answer! You're an amazing parent! ;D Great answer!

You’re an amazing parent!
;D

]]> By: Jules http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-2750 Jules Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:50:30 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-2750 @SG As I said, if that is how you choose to raise your children (through Google instead of encouraging real dialogue) that is your prerogative. Things are done a little bit differently here. Sex education begins in school here at Kindergarten. And continues each year until grade 8. I am not his only source of info. His doctor is, his school is, and many more. But when he has questions, I am happy that he is comfortable enough to ask me. He doesn't feel weird about. When they did their unit on nocturnal emissions and periods in grade 5, he came very perturbed that his peers would giggle anytime the words penis or vagina was used. Word that are no different than nose or elbow. At least I know my children will be confident in regards to their sex and sexuality. Will Google provide them that same comfort? Will Google answer all the other questions that crop up during the course of a conversation in a real-time and accurate fashion? Somehow I doubt it. As much information as there is on the net, there is more misinformation. @SG

As I said, if that is how you choose to raise your children (through Google instead of encouraging real dialogue) that is your prerogative.

Things are done a little bit differently here. Sex education begins in school here at Kindergarten. And continues each year until grade 8.

I am not his only source of info. His doctor is, his school is, and many more. But when he has questions, I am happy that he is comfortable enough to ask me. He doesn’t feel weird about. When they did their unit on nocturnal emissions and periods in grade 5, he came very perturbed that his peers would giggle anytime the words penis or vagina was used. Word that are no different than nose or elbow. At least I know my children will be confident in regards to their sex and sexuality.

Will Google provide them that same comfort? Will Google answer all the other questions that crop up during the course of a conversation in a real-time and accurate fashion? Somehow I doubt it. As much information as there is on the net, there is more misinformation.

]]> By: Travis http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-2749 Travis Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:46:45 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-2749 Yeah, Jules, what were you thinking, talking to your kid and not letting technology and a bunch of anonymous third parties parent for you? Gosh, kids are too stupid to handle honesty and information, don't you know that? And heavens forbid they think that sex is natural so they can't develop all the usual misconceptions and complexes that clearly every person needs in order to be morally upstanding. /sarcasm Enjoyed the story. :) Yeah, Jules, what were you thinking, talking to your kid and not letting technology and a bunch of anonymous third parties parent for you? Gosh, kids are too stupid to handle honesty and information, don’t you know that? And heavens forbid they think that sex is natural so they can’t develop all the usual misconceptions and complexes that clearly every person needs in order to be morally upstanding.

/sarcasm

Enjoyed the story. :)

]]> By: SG http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-2748 SG Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:42:28 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-2748 Your point is valid to a degree. There are resources that cover the entire spectrum of sexuality on the "repository of all human knowledge" known as the internet. Perhaps I was imagining the wikipedia variety more than the youporn variety. How you filter and control that to your children is a challenge which subsumes the minor one presented in this article. Your point is valid to a degree. There are resources that cover the entire spectrum of sexuality on the “repository of all human knowledge” known as the internet. Perhaps I was imagining the wikipedia variety more than the youporn variety. How you filter and control that to your children is a challenge which subsumes the minor one presented in this article.

]]> By: Jules http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-2746 Jules Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:30:28 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-2746 Interesting. So children should get their sex ed through porn? Maybe in your house that is acceptable. Interesting. So children should get their sex ed through porn?

Maybe in your house that is acceptable.

]]> By: SG http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-2745 SG Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:22:42 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-2745 No, this is maybe the way someone could have handled the problem hundreds of years ago. But now we have the internet. If your kid asks you about sex tell them to get on google - it knows way more than you, is more authoritatively accurate, and is a neutral 3rd-party. Imagine this story from the other side, when some guy is telling his wife that his mother taught him about masturbation 2 years ago. It's messed up. stop being such a narcissist and just point your kids in the right direction. No, this is maybe the way someone could have handled the problem hundreds of years ago. But now we have the internet. If your kid asks you about sex tell them to get on google – it knows way more than you, is more authoritatively accurate, and is a neutral 3rd-party. Imagine this story from the other side, when some guy is telling his wife that his mother taught him about masturbation 2 years ago. It’s messed up. stop being such a narcissist and just point your kids in the right direction.

]]> By: Tia http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-47 Tia Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:44:56 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-47 What are you implying Colin? I don't think there is anything wrong with telling your children about masturbation, even if it's the opposite sex's style. What are you implying Colin? I don’t think there is anything wrong with telling your children about masturbation, even if it’s the opposite sex’s style.

]]> By: Colin http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-46 Colin Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:43:33 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-46 I won't tell you how to raise your kids, but it's no wonder some people turn out like they do. I won’t tell you how to raise your kids, but it’s no wonder some people turn out like they do.

]]> By: Mary http://blog.juliasherred.com/2010/01/how-to-talk-to-your-almost-11-year-old-about-female-masturbation/#comment-45 Mary Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:56:46 +0000 http://juliasherred.com/blog/?p=291#comment-45 What a great blog entry. Koodos to you for being so open and honest with your children. Sometimes parents non answer by saying they'll answer when the child is old enough to understand. If a child asks, s/he is old enough for an age appropriate answer. Parents must make sure they are the ones their children come to for answers. A parent has to get over their own uncomfortableness about talking about sex---it's not about them. What a great blog entry. Koodos to you for being so open and honest with your children. Sometimes parents non answer by saying they’ll answer when the child is old enough to understand. If a child asks, s/he is old enough for an age appropriate answer. Parents must make sure they are the ones their children come to for answers. A parent has to get over their own uncomfortableness about talking about sex—it’s not about them.

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