Buff Times
The hooded bathtub raiders!Lately, Danielle's been insisting on having her baths with me. Whilst I have no qualms showering au naturel with my daughter - we do have a fun time splish- splashing & pretending to be fish, crabs, whales, and other strange sea creatures - it's made me think when I should talk to her about human nakedness and privacy?
So here's my question: When should we start raising the topic of sexual inhibition to our children?
What's your take? I'd like to hear from you.
In the meantime, here are some interesting discussions regarding the topic. Click here and here to read what others have to say.
So here's my question: When should we start raising the topic of sexual inhibition to our children?
What's your take? I'd like to hear from you.
In the meantime, here are some interesting discussions regarding the topic. Click here and here to read what others have to say.
5 comments:
Saggs, that is yet ANOTHER great thing about having girls! You can take baths with them... I dun suppose its 'healthy' to do this with sons... might give them a "complex" if you know what i mean... hahahahaha
As for my take... i think its never too early (plus Danielle is a smart child) to start explaing stuff to her? Perhaps, to simplify things for her at THIS age, you should just caution her tt it is ONLY OK for her to be 'naked & sacred' with immed family mbrs (ie. Parents, Grandparents & Doreen, Viv, etc) Def NOT strangers or other peeps...
What you think? Coz by the time she gets older and if she doesn't alr have an 'understanding' of where to draw the lines... it may be a lil late to start teaching her to do so??
Just ma views...
Thanks B for your views.
Ya, methinks I'm going to start highlighting 'stuff' to her at our next bath session... :)
Haha Kae used to love bathing with me. We'd play with bubbles, the shower would be rain... lol. Bath time was very fun. And he'd help me scrub my back with a loofah and i'd help him scrub his and all.
Then he got conscious about bits and pieces when he began turning 3 so we stopped bathing together coz he feels shy and wants to bath either on his own or with help that is fully clothd. Lol.
At least I did not get awkward questions coz my Aunt's friend's daughter asked her mum about a certain hairy issue which made it a little tough to answer ha ha.
I guess they all go through diff stages lah. =) I think it is okay to bath together with the kids but up to a certain point.
I guess for girls to bath with Mummies, it is a bit easier. I think it is okay in fact coz u can talk about feminine hygiene issues, about how her body will develop...
I have a son so ha ha had to stop the moment he got more conscious abt parts. And he is quite shy about such stuff (even when ian & i or my dad tried to explain how the body will develop and change, he'd be changing topics heehee)... =)
Hey Geri,
Great! That means I can technically shower with Bojo till he's about 3?? By that time, Jojo can have the naked & sacred bath times with this SON... hehehehe!!
You know...i think its also very dependent on the child's 'mentality' if there is such a thing... ;-)
I know of a friend's son who was only just abt Danielle's age (2-ish) but SOOO 'chee koh pek'...its terrible! Not cute at all? I mean...the adults laugh it off but it IS rather disturbing...
He'd go round staring at women's bosom AND attempt to squeeze 'em... not sure if its due to fact tt his mummy is still breastfeeding him frm zee boobs but all in all... not good?
Good thing for you tt Kae is 'shy' & knows when & how to draw the lines... :-)
Eep!
Oh dear... chee ko pek at that age? Scary siah!
Hmmm Kae used to ummm be very attached to my bosoms coz I breast fed him for about 3 years. =) Had to get him off a bad habit of reaching for my boobies in his sleep... but he now reaches for his earlobes ha ha.
I guess it would be scary for me if he reaches out to grab the boobs of my girlfriends... adoi.
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