My DD is 10.5 and I haven't exactly talked to her about sex, puberty, etc. 
: We don't really hide things around here, so I think I have assumed that she knows more than she probably does. She knows how babies are born (she's been looking at her birth photos since she was 3 and she saw her baby sister born last year), and that her dad and I created baby sister. She knows about menstruation, she's seen me empty and clean my Diva cup. She knows male and female body parts because she sees me half naked all the time (breastfeeding! 
), sees dad climb out of the shower, etc. She knows that there are same sex couples as well as male/female couples, we've had conversations about how a same sex couple may have a baby (adoption, IVF, etc.).
But, it's not like we sit down specifically to have these conversations, they just come up along the way (maybe something on TV prompts a question, or she sees me in the bathroom and asks a related question, etc.). So, I'm guessing that she's missing out on a lot she needs to know. I'd like to get her a decent book about herself and what her body will go through and heck, what else am I supposed to be talking to her about now? She's in a small school now with a good group of girl friends, friends that aren't actually too mature for their age. They still play PlayMobil and WebKinz, and aren't into gossiping, chatting, hair, fashion....YET. So, I'd like to get her the info before she gets to this point and before she gets incorrect info from kids at school.
HELP!
: We don't really hide things around here, so I think I have assumed that she knows more than she probably does. She knows how babies are born (she's been looking at her birth photos since she was 3 and she saw her baby sister born last year), and that her dad and I created baby sister. She knows about menstruation, she's seen me empty and clean my Diva cup. She knows male and female body parts because she sees me half naked all the time (breastfeeding! ), sees dad climb out of the shower, etc. She knows that there are same sex couples as well as male/female couples, we've had conversations about how a same sex couple may have a baby (adoption, IVF, etc.).But, it's not like we sit down specifically to have these conversations, they just come up along the way (maybe something on TV prompts a question, or she sees me in the bathroom and asks a related question, etc.). So, I'm guessing that she's missing out on a lot she needs to know. I'd like to get her a decent book about herself and what her body will go through and heck, what else am I supposed to be talking to her about now? She's in a small school now with a good group of girl friends, friends that aren't actually too mature for their age. They still play PlayMobil and WebKinz, and aren't into gossiping, chatting, hair, fashion....YET. So, I'd like to get her the info before she gets to this point and before she gets incorrect info from kids at school.
HELP!
