[Debbie J]

At the age of 5 my daughter asked how a baby got out of a ladies tummy. I answered simply and honestly and she was happy with that. She was 8 before she asked how they got in the tummy.
We watch corrie in our house and the Craig and Rosie storyline has thrown up several questions from my 7 year old son. e.g Can girls have babies at 6 or 7? why not? How old should you be? I have told him it's best to get a 'good' education, be working and able to afford a baby as they cost a lot of money to keep and that he should want to be with the babies mother for ever. To which he replied ''I don't think I'll bother with babies as they sound hard work''!

I don't believe in sex education until a child is ready to learn 'the facts' I think parents should just answer questions kids ask simply and honestly. Leave the rest alone till they are at least 10 or 11 and let children be children. We spend a long time being adults