At what age?

[meyerkendra]

Kinda two questions playing in my mind right now. I am a mother of two. What age do you make your kids stop running around the house in the underwear lol. And at what age do you tell them about sex?? I never really got that "talk" when I was a kid. But I would rather my children be informed. My daughter is 9 and I think I am a little nervous about what she knows allready.

[kay7]

I think it's best to just answer questions as they come us as honestly as you can but don't volunteer more information than is needed.  Keep it matter of fact so the kids feel like they can ask you whatever. 

[ghunter]

I agree with Kay7, answer the questions as honest as possible and they will asked you hard questions, but tell them everything they NEED to know about sex and the world.

[mrisha]

I would never allow my child to run around the house in their underwear ever.  Its hard for them to break the habit if you have allowed it in the first place.  Stop stressing about what your daughter may know about sex.  Sit down and talk to her.  I started telling my daughter about sex when she asked me where did babies come from and she was only 8.  I always told her if she didn't understand something to always come back to me to clarify anything she found confusing. 

I don't understand how parents can be embarrassed about talking about sex to their children when having sex was the reason they were born. 

[meyerkendra]

I didn't say I was embarrassed. And I believe it is perfectly ok for a kid to run around the house in a t-shirt and underwear. I am not talking about teenagers I am talking 3 or 4 year olds. But only in your own home. My son is 17 months old and he runs around in a diaper half the time because he hates clothes. I could care less. I am the only one here. Now if there is company it's not allowed but other words I don't care if the kids wanna sit around in a night shirt and watch saturday morning cartoons. No biggie.

[Valerie1979]

my kids have never ran around in their underwear either- - not acceptable in our house  
My son is way too young for the "sex" talk, but you'd be surprised i think they learn those things very early on or somehow figure them out

[lorettahknox]

Don't be afraid and don't scare her half to death! See through her eyes and you'll do it right. You are already on the right track because you're scared. (Good Parent!) Take control! Her sexual health depends on how you approach this issue. She's nine so be age appropriate with her. Relax and give her age appropriate information. If her questions show more knowledge in her than what is age appropriate for her. Meet her where she is and guide her remembering that she is only nine. If you need guidance see a therapist to know how to guide her correctly. If money is an issue some of them work on a sliding scale. This is a slippery slope a false move can have disastrous repercussions. Make yourself available to be her source of information. Let her know that you will be there for her and she can tell you anything. No judgement and no freaking out. If you lose her confidence the creeps can get their hooks into her because she will be unprotected. Fight for her to have good relationships. You tell her whatever it is she needs to know, if you don't they'll tell her what suits their needs and it won't be in her best interests like it will be coming from you who loves her.

[lynnc35]

I think when they turn 4 no more underwear running around house. At what age about sex, now a days it is different, they are going to see this on tv, from friends, etc. You might want to start at 9 or 10. Before the bad cartoons, and sex on every channel I would of recommended 13, but if they find out the bad stuff about it before you get to tell them educated stuff. They probably will not listen.

[queenofnines]

I don't think they should ever be running around in their underwear, lol.  Start talking about the basics of sex whenever they first ask about it, with a full report by the time they enter middle school.

[Skyisbluetoday]

I think that kids stop running around in thier underware when they feel that it's unnecessary for them. I think when they reach closer to the teenage years might be a good time to make sure they understand what happens if you don't take procautions! If you feel that the time's right for you then let them know! Good luck! 

[swkstudent]

When they are about 5. Also preteen around 10 - 12 to talk about sex.

[remediagirl]

don't know about the underwear thing...after age 3 would be my guess. As far as sex goes you should go to the library and check out a book called where do babies come from in the kids section. It is a great place to start when they start asking those kind of questions.

[luvh8tragedy87]

Ok I'm not a mother but I don't think running around the house in your underwear when you're little is totally awful. When I was little I did it all the time...and it was not a hard habit for me to break either. And me and my parents never really had a sex talk. I learned just about everything at school. But if that's something you want to discuss with your children then go for it.

[Storm61115]

at age 9 they probably know a lot and probably more then u think they do but u never know she might not know a lot at all.