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Sex Education

Mhairi

Hi

My son is 9 and has HFA.  He has come across a range of swears and sexual language and as a result is now asking what is sex, and what does xyz mean.  I am not sure where to start with this as I think he may initially be overwhelmed then very curious.  Curiosity I have no issue with however I want to avoid messing this up.

I would be grateful to hear from anyone who has experience of how they approached this delicate area.  Is there a book, dvd that helps?  From what I have heard the school education on this will not be adequate or explicit enough in explaining the emotions, values, safety and privacy aspects for my son.

Thanks

 

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  • My son is 11 and we talk quite openly to him and his younger brother, and are quite relaxed about it, we have explained the same why to our eldest the same way we would our nearly ten year old, and found explaining as though he were his brothers age helps, not too explicit and the bodily functions, we haven't gone into the emotion side of it yet as he just won't get it. We also bought a colourful and bright sex education book with lots of diagrams and pictures that seemed to help. Not sure if that is any use to you, but hope it helps Kimx
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  • My son is 11 and we talk quite openly to him and his younger brother, and are quite relaxed about it, we have explained the same why to our eldest the same way we would our nearly ten year old, and found explaining as though he were his brothers age helps, not too explicit and the bodily functions, we haven't gone into the emotion side of it yet as he just won't get it. We also bought a colourful and bright sex education book with lots of diagrams and pictures that seemed to help. Not sure if that is any use to you, but hope it helps Kimx
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