When this time comes, you realize that your children are taking one step away from childhood and taking another step closer to becoming young adults. When you tell them how to have sex, you are telling them how to have their own family someday and that can be a very scary thought for many of us. If this sounds familiar, get support for yourself by talking with a counselor or friend. Then, accept that you will be helping your children more by educating them about sex than by trying to keep them in the dark. The answers vary.
Children develop physically at different ages.
One of your daughters may begin to go through puberty in the fourth grade where another one of your daughters may begin to go through puberty in the eighth grade. The best thing to do is to base your decision to educate your kids about sex based on their individual rate of physical and emotional development. Your kids need to understand what's happening to their bodies and their emotions as they go through puberty. They also need to understand what is happening to their friends who may be developing much earlier than they are developing. Be prepared to talk with your kids about sex any time during or after the fourth grade.