Your beloved teen is growing up, displaying his/her sense of intelligence and you see an immense inquisitiveness to gain knowledge about changes he/she is undergoing through. Its time for introducing them to adult hood… In the right way as they are becoming young adults.
What to say? When to talk? Will both parents will talk or either mom or dad will do this? As a parent you know your kid better and can give him the best advise.
Your mind must be burgeoning with a lot of questions, so here are the answers, read along …
At what age? Well you live with your kid and notice his/her physical changes. Correct age is when you start noticing any such change. Generally, 5th grade is the time when things start. Girls attain puberty a little earlier than boys. In general early teenage is the right time.
Who will talk? This depends with whom the kid is more comfortable and overall family dynamics. It might possible if you have a girl child her mother can do the conversation on menses and other physical changes. A father can talk to his son on the changes both physical and emotional. Best will be if both parents can sit together and talk to the young adults, be one of them is just a listener.
What to talk? So, when you have decided who will talk, now what to talk in real is the question. Make it as simple as possible, it should be two-way communication. Try to make it like answering the questions what your kids ask. Mind this that your teen already has a group from where lot of information he/she might be getting. Never leave a thing in the middle or unexplained, this might be misleading. The utmost truth is this is not happening specially with them. It is a normal developmental process everyone has to go through it. Take it as light as possible. Explain in simple words use correct name of body parts, maintain your tone more like a guide or teacher who explains very well even reproductive system. Do never shy away from any content this clears the environment. It is a bit difficult but as a parent we are the best guide to explain anything to our kids. Other sources will definitely not maintain the dignity. Explain some of your experiences of this time to make them feel friendly. Its time to make your young adults comfortable.
Do not leave your child to get to know about things from their peer group or get lost in the universe of misleading knowledge on internet. As you taught them everything at their every milestone go forward and take the responsibility. Make them knowledgeable to relish their life…