I'm not advocating misinformation rembar and religious overtones aside, this video doesn't either. It only leaves out some detail, ie penetration and orgasm and the function of hormones, clitoris etc.

My point is that the level of detail that parents need to impart is completely dependent on the child's age, verbal skills, maturity etc. The level imparted in this video is about what we told our five year olds. We didn't talk about penetration etc until they were school age. We haven't talked about orgasm clitoris, hormones etc. yet and probably won't until later. At 9 and 6, they don't seem to need that information.

Not that I don't want them to know it-I just don't think they need to know at this point. If you have a good line of communication with your kids, I reckon they give you clues as to when they want to know about all kinds of stuff.

How we knew it was time to tell them about penetration, was when in general discussion about sperm meeting with egg, they asked 'how does it get in there?' We took that as our queue and happily gave the reason. I think it was at that time that we used the words 'making love'. Which while we're on the subject of words, has no more literal significance than 'special love time', or even 'having sex'.

"Until kids are of the age that they want to know more, the explanation of getting close in special love times, is as good an explanation as any other. Especially for younger children, detailed graphic explanation is not necessary."

Just to play the devil's advocate, Seph, it might not be necessary, but why not give them a more detailed explanation? I learned about the human reproductive process when I was in 2nd grade, when my folks bought me a bunch of science textbooks, including one on human physiology. I'm pretty sure I'm not all that screwed up now. (Or at least, not because of that particular experience.) Not only did I not have to relearn that babies aren't carried via postal stork, I had a greater appreciation for the complexities of the human being as a biological organism than most of my schoolmates. What's the need for the intermediary process wherein we befuddle our children?

Until kids are of the age that they want to know more, the explanation of getting close in special love times, is as good an explanation as any other. Especially for younger children, detailed graphic explanation is not necessary.

"special love times". ohhhh, it makes so much sense now!