Re: Powdah Room 2/8 Alphabet Girl: I'm pretty open and matter of fact about things. I am not too worried about it. I've already discussed some stuff with my 6 yo son, but of course in a watered down version that is more age appropriate.
And since my 7th graders ask me stuff ALL the time, I think I will be used to it by the time my kids are that age! (you all would probably laugh at my super vague answers I give at school to keep from gettng parents mad at me!! LOL)
Re: Powdah Room 2/8 JadedButtafly: smoking, drugs...... are things that we come out with saying something about almost every day... my daugther is use to it.... we see someoe smoking she says "eww you shoulnd't do that it not only stinks, but makes your teeth yellow, your breath smell bad, and makes your lungs black"...she as well knows this much about drugs...as for sex well i dont think 9 is the right age to talk about that, as far as she's concerned sex is if you are male or female ;D
Re: Powdah Room 2/8 darkrose: Serious answer?
My kid's 3 years old and has speech aphasia (he's in speech therapy and an ESE program with the state, he's getting MUCH better, he actually asked me "Can I play with Terbil (his gerbil) when I get home?" the other night)..so it's kinda hard for him to ask about things.
Drugs: I've experimented with drugs. Some more than others..I am going to explain my experiences to him and tell him it really isn't worth it. They're expensive and at the end of the day, they really didn't make me feel all that good. I mean sure, they worked for a time, but at the end of the day it wasn't really worth the cost.
Alcohol: I drink. I'm not an alcoholic, but I will explain to him the dangers of drinking and things he needs to look out for. I will explain to him that drinking isn't that big of a deal and he will get pressure to drink from his friends at parties and such. I'd rather him drink with me. I will make him drinks and let him try different alcoholic beverages. Hopefully he'll get rip-roaring drunk and puke all over the place and then stay away from it. :)
Sex: I'm gunna have "the talk" with him when I feel he's mature enough. I've always been open about sex, I won't let him watch porn or anything (in fact, I've already got my porn on my file server locked down, I'm giving him a computer for his birthday this year, he'll be 4)..but I will explain to him the biological facts and why he should practice safe sex.
Guns: Guns are forbidden in my house. This is because of how I was raised. My dad fought in Vietnam and absolutely forbade guns of any kind in the house..not even toy guns (he backed off when I was about 12-13 and wanted water guns for our pool). I've shot 3 guns in my life, ever.. a .22 rifle, a 12 gauge shotgun, and a BB gun/air rifle..and all of that was in Boy Scout camp. I have been hunting in the past, but that was with a bow. :)
Re: Powdah Room 2/8 allilm: At five, we've mostly just talked about cigarrettes being bad for you, because that's all she's really been exposed to. She knows her grandparents drink quite a bit (I usually don't around her), but we've never talked about it beyond it being for grownups. And the closest I've come to the sex talk was how you need a daddy to get a baby in a mommy's tummy.
Re: Powdah Room 2/8 YellowJacket: [quote author=Smiley link=topic=41032.msg457978#msg457978 date=1170946384">
Anyone else have a real thought here?
Or do I have to have a "this is what violence does" talk with the three of you?
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I don't like to offer too much of my view on parenting since I don't have kids.
I would definitely teach my child that just because the clip is out doesn't mean the gun is harmless. There is still the one in the chamber.
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