Children

[Ricky.h]

While babysitting a little boy(11)
had a question about sex and masturbating?

I just said it is something older guys and girls do. What should I have said? Has anyone else experienced this?

i know at 11 I got the sex talk raw and uncut from my dad.

[kylem1229]

Nah, thats a good thing to say since you are babysitting. That is more of a thing that he should talk to his parents about. I would probably tell his parents that he was asking about sexual things, and if they could talk to him about it.

[Thelizzerd]

You learn that crap at age 10 in school. Pretty much yeah some 11 year olds do that stuff and I think it's creepy. (My brother (11) told me that his friend humped a pillow wtf?)

[teen.jpg]

Just say he'll find out when he's older ... which is true.

[Allain1996]

What you did is perfect.
Let his parents or school do the real damage. Lol

[Catholic Guy]

I think just answering any questions he may have had fully and honestly is probably the best thing to do

[sqishy]

The way you handled the question was good. He'll find out what it's like soon :)

[ska8er]

u said the right thing.

[mwahablablah634]

just fine. I wouldn't tell the parents because they usually go way overboard. Just curiosity every one is like that at some point.

[ska8er]

just fine. I wouldn't tell the parents because they usually go way overboard. Just curiosity every one is like that at some point.

i agree. u might get him in trouble. 11yr old kids kno things. he maybe just wanted to hear what he had to say. :rolleyes:

[justin 13]

I have a 11 y.o bro he already know everything about that stuff and I never talked to him about I guess other dudes in the school talked to him, but in your case you did the right thing.

[Second Chance]

I think you handled things in the right way. My suggestion is that you let the kid know that he should talk to his parents about his questions. It is only natural the kid is going up to you since you both are close in age, and he/she is probably embarrassed about bringing up his questions to his parents thinking there is something wrong with him. I would gently bring this up with the kid's parents and let them know that he has some questions. I think you should bring this up with the kid's parents because he/she is curious and is going to bring this up again. If you do not feel comfortable telling the kid's parents about his/her questions, then I would talk with your parents and ask them to talk with the kid's parents. If the family you're babysitting for feels comfortable with you answering puberty questions, then you and those parents should work things out together and know the boundaries. It is going to be awkward at first bringing this up with parents, but it is better that they know that their kid has questions rather than their kid going online asking some paedo about sexual question or going to someone who's not responsible.

You did the right thing, and it is definitely tough babysitting kids who are starting out in puberty.

[Liam TWB]

Sounds like a good response to the kid. And I would definitely tell his parents about the convo so they know what was said.

[nklarke]

While babysitting a little boy(11)
had a question about sex and masturbating?

I just said it is something older guys and girls do. What should I have said? Has anyone else experienced this?

i know at 11 I got the sex talk raw and uncut from my dad.

But what was the real question he did?
Anyway, it's not your responsibility to educate him.

[lancezer]

While babysitting a little boy(11)
had a question about sex and masturbating?

I just said it is something older guys and girls do. What should I have said? Has anyone else experienced this?

i know at 11 I got the sex talk raw and uncut from my dad.

That's fine but leave it at that

[Saint of Sinners]

I think you gave a pretty satisfactory response.

[TheLivingLie]

i agree. u might get him in trouble. 11yr old kids kno things. he maybe just wanted to hear what he had to say. :rolleyes:

yh i agree cause when think about it, when we were that age we were learning a hell of a lot more outside than in the classroom. we all started learning stuff like swear words and stuff, but we kept it a secret.

[josh100]

While babysitting a little boy(11)
had a question about sex and masturbating?

I just said it is something older guys and girls do. What should I have said? Has anyone else experienced this?

i know at 11 I got the sex talk raw and uncut from my dad.

Sure and a one liner is the best thing and move on to something else real quick. Lets face it we all learn about these things in the playground and not really from "The Talk" with our parents. Older guys/girls are a good target for young ones to get this information.

[Ballboy]

I'd b very wary about talking to a kid about anything to do w sex. The OP was right to give a short answer.

[McAK101]

That's perfect, what you said. You do not want to go into detail with kids that you are just babysitting. Also, I wouldn't suggest telling his parents because that COULD get the boy in trouble.

[Thomas01]

Good way in handling the situation. Though I've never been in the situation myself, I would have done something similar. It's best not to explain things for your own safety.

In regards to telling his parents, I would tell them if he asked again. If he asks again he's either really curious or he just wants to hear someone talk about it (psh I know at that age I tried to get my friends to explain it)

[ChrisA1998]

While babysitting a little boy(11)
had a question about sex and masturbating?

I just said it is something older guys and girls do. What should I have said? Has anyone else experienced this?

i know at 11 I got the sex talk raw and uncut from my dad.

if your answer that it is something older people do was enough for him, then you did the right thing.

It is cool that you answered him, but it is not your role to give him all the talk. thats the role of his parents ;)