Raising Daughters
I know that everyone raises their kids differently, usually based on how you were raised, doing it the same or making changes based on what you feel is right. Is there certain conversations that you refuse to have with your kids based on their ages? Even if they are asking questions?? My Estela is very curious and always asks so many questions, and no matter what, I always explain things to her (on a level she can understand at 4). I wasn't raised like that, I was so unprepared for a lot of things in life, and I should have known more. I want my daughter prepared for anything and everything but, should there be conversations that I just tell her she's not ready for? Does it make me wrong or a bad parent to educate my daughter too soon about her own body? What age is appropriate to explain a child's body to them, and how it works? I'm obviously not explaining adult "fun" to my daughter, but these days with how the world is, I'm sure it's only a few years away before I explain that too, and help her to understand to wait. Anyway, I would really appreciate feedback and advise on raising a little girl in today's world.
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No daughters here, but I wouldn’t have done anything differently, parenting wise, for girls or boys, just like my boys(16 & 4) know all about things like menstruation along w/ their own bodies, I’d do the same for girls. To answer your question, no, I have never told my kids they were too young for an answer to their questions, I’ve always just answered them & when those questions started coming faster & they started having feelings such as embarrassment, I got them books to help them understand that these shouldn’t be embarrassing topics. But also, I don’t tell my kids with the hope that they’ll wait, I tell them bc the only person in this life that decides when they’re ready is them & I want them prepared instead of just winging it. My dad also raised my brothers & I the same way, my brothers were older than I was when they became active, but all of us stayed safe & were ready for kids when they happened, even tho bros were only 23 & 22, while I listened better & was 27 & then 39.😂
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