I think you really have to seize the teachable moments. Kids also pick up a lot about parental attitudes indirectly--by the way they interact with each other, the side comments they make, the jokes that they tell.
I've talked with the girls extensively over the years, trying to be as blase about the whole thing as I can, trying to show I'm comfortable talking about it. Heck, Fiona read The Wild Swans and knows I wrote it. When Fiona had her menarche, I got her a couple of books with sex positive and very complete information, telling her, "I'm not saying you need this information now, but it's important for you to have these, sort of an owner's manual for your own body."
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Date: 2008-04-26 02:58 am (UTC)I've talked with the girls extensively over the years, trying to be as blase about the whole thing as I can, trying to show I'm comfortable talking about it. Heck, Fiona read The Wild Swans and knows I wrote it. When Fiona had her menarche, I got her a couple of books with sex positive and very complete information, telling her, "I'm not saying you need this information now, but it's important for you to have these, sort of an owner's manual for your own body."