tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post5888641770089960686..comments2023-12-28T01:20:16.234-06:00Comments on Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me: Empowering Girls: Anti-Climactic Birds & BeesTracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-67823782941275252062008-03-22T18:13:00.000-05:002008-03-22T18:13:00.000-05:00the whole curiousity thing even came up in "Rugrat...the whole curiousity thing even came up in "Rugrats" ("Lil, can i ask you a question" said Tommy in the episode where they all went naked)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-68229238123201323702008-03-22T09:11:00.000-05:002008-03-22T09:11:00.000-05:00Anna, that's a good question. It hasn't come up fo...Anna, that's a good question. <BR/><BR/>It hasn't come up for us. I once found Ainsley and her cousin playing "I'm having a baby." He was pretending to pull the baby out of her bottom and her screeching in pain, but no other doctor experience. I laughed.<BR/><BR/>I think it's normal for them to be curious and experiment. <BR/><BR/>But I frequently talk about keeping our clothes on and who is allowed to touch our bodies. The answer is NO ONE except your self. I then I might go through a lists of who includes no one - neighbors and friends, cousins, aunts, uncles, daddies, grandma's and grandpas, even mommies don't touch us in certain places. <BR/><BR/>These boundaries were very loose until around 4 when there were more practical reasons for touching potty areas. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't freak out or shame her if I found her playing Dr. with another age-appropriate child, but I would stop it and explain our safety rules again.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-4250963903056282612008-03-22T09:04:00.000-05:002008-03-22T09:04:00.000-05:00Karen, the most informative book I found was Third...Karen, the most informative book I found was Third Base Ain't What it Used to Be. <BR/><BR/>It wasn't a fun read because lots of it made me uncomfortable. I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing 6 year olds didn't have quite so much information. But, I felt the book was exhaustive in material about what kids know, how they know it, and had good suggestions about when and what to tell and why.<BR/><BR/>It addresses every aspect of sexuality from "Mommy, what is a transvestite?" To "can I get Aids from playing Basketball?"Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-31592746834929798762008-03-22T06:38:00.000-05:002008-03-22T06:38:00.000-05:00kids play "doctors and nurses" a lot when young - ...kids play "doctors and nurses" a lot when young - how do you feel about that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-21273508908273127992008-03-21T22:24:00.001-05:002008-03-21T22:24:00.001-05:00Kids are learning stuff earlier and earlier in the...Kids are learning stuff earlier and earlier in these days. My friend is calling me and asking me for advice. Do you have any books to recommend?ThriftyMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281570695682066243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-30516519321888983042008-03-21T00:17:00.000-05:002008-03-21T00:17:00.000-05:00She'll thank you for it!She'll thank you for it!therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-45073610186077136842008-03-20T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-20T20:05:00.000-05:00like a great conversation. I hope I'm that calm wh...like a great conversation. I hope I'm that calm when I have to have that conversation with my kids.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389913096175428814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-15929202514440828602008-03-20T12:27:00.000-05:002008-03-20T12:27:00.000-05:00It was easier than I thought it would be. I think ...It was easier than I thought it would be. I think I was worried I might say something that would end up on a shrinks couch 20 years from now. ha haTracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-35298126945514243102008-03-20T12:21:00.000-05:002008-03-20T12:21:00.000-05:00Wow - That's such a great, calm way to handle that...Wow - That's such a great, calm way to handle that.. (I'm still cringing on the inside though about telling mine.) Excuse me while I crawl under my desk and think about it.<BR/><BR/>AshleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-21802060385872197412008-03-20T12:14:00.000-05:002008-03-20T12:14:00.000-05:00I agree jaymonster - anti-climactic is the best po...I agree jaymonster - anti-climactic is the best possible outcome. <BR/><BR/>As parents we need to realize that kids just don't have our sexual baggage yet. It doesn't freak them out - it freaks us out. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliments.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066901051112310981.post-91967318725810243122008-03-20T10:47:00.000-05:002008-03-20T10:47:00.000-05:00Anti-Climactic I think is the best outcome any par...Anti-Climactic I think is the best outcome any parent can home for, I mean we all know we are going to panic about what to say etc. But anybody who handles it as well as you did, should come up with the same anti-climatic ending to what is often a too stressful part of parenting (for most anyway).<BR/><BR/>Oh, and finally Bravo to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com