Maybe start with a few softball questions, to gauge where his knowledge is at, then go from there.

And, maybe keep it super simple, and just say, "If you haven't heard the word masturbation yet. You probably will among friends. I want you to know that it's normal human behavior, and you can talk with me about sex anytime you feel comfortable. There are a few rules of safety about sex I'd like to discuss soon, can we chat about those now or another day?"

My 5 yo old asked me last week two solid questions: "Where do babies come from, and who was the first baby?" I was blown away! His brain is already trying to track back to history. So fun to watch kids grow and learn. Good luck. Offer love and patience always!

When my daughter was 11 years old, she had a question about masturbation. She asked why she felt strange emotions all over her body when she touched her genitals. I told her the same thing I had heard from my mother: You have to open up to yourself, explore your body, and you will find answers. Years later, I found it in her locker at httрs://joynights.org/best-rabbit-vibrator/. That's when I realized that the development was going in the right direction.

I have often joked about it by saying, "There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who do it, and those who lie about it--and I am not a liar." It is a light-hearted way to say it is OK, and that there's no need to feel guilty about it which leads to lies and even more guilt.

I have a two year old boy so this subject has both already come up and has a little while. So far I tell him not to play with his penis if he has dirty hands or if someone else is in the room. Toddlers are constantly learning about their own bodies and I want him to grow up without shame.

Been there, done this...I told my children that masturbation was natural, and probably the safest sex there is. Straight up, honest communication. I also advised them that there was a proper time and place for it, in public, in front of people was neither the time or the place.

Not with my hands.......

After I left religion, my children quickly followed. So many topics that were originally off-topic, suddently became acceptable. When my daughter graduated, my other daughter bought her a vibrator as a gift. It was a great moment.

It's natural. However, anything sexual shoudl be done in private, whether or aloen or with soemoen else. This is nto because it is wrong or unnatural, but becuse it will just freak other people out. Especially the religious.

What we told our daughters when still in diapers (and later) was, "honey, that is perfectly fine, just not at the dinner table, and not in public."

Girls grew up to have happy healthy sex lives

Do NOT masturbate with your or any other child

No one had to talk about it with me, I became a pro without the talk.

Just be honest about it..it Feels good!

I have 4 children. 2 grown and 2 in grade school. I've never had this conversation nor do I plan on it. I don't think it's really an appropriate thing to discuss with children.
Who's children run around masturbating everywhere?

Start with Waking up in the Morning and see where it goes from there.

I told my son it's nothing to be ashamed of -- that it's normal and most people do it -- but it's a very private behavior and he should carefully guard his privacy when he does it.

Do I have to explain it to them? Nobody explained it to me, and not to brag, bit I'm pretty good at it.

Why bring religion in too it at all? Its a natural human desire that we all do at some point and shouldn't be ashamed of it. Don't forget to tell him he'll go blind! Lol

We decided to talk to our child about it when we noticed that he was starting to seem interested in that "part" of him. We noticed it right after he watched "Alien" with the scantily-clad Sigorney Weaver scene! We told him that it's OK to do, but he must do it in private and be sanitary. We haven't seen him do it since, so either he lost interest or, more likely, is following our advice. We have not yet broached the topic of porn... that will be a much lengthier discussion, as I will want to make sure he does not get into anything illegal.

I've caught all three of my children masturbating when they were very young. I just explained to them that it's natural but something you do in the privacy of your room. After that, I just asked them to go to their room and they either stopped or went to their room.

I would advise that masturbation is frowned upon at the Dinner Table, in the company of their parents, in public, and in front of a Police Officer.

For really poor kids if they don't wake up with an erection they won't have anything to play with all day.

It's a normal part of being a human. To try to make it anything else is sinful.

If they are a reader I'd hand them a book. [parkslopeparents.com]

Should be a normal part of growing up if you aren't religious. Religion can just make the entire teen experience awful.

I never explained it to my daughter whose boyfriend moved in at 17. At 22 they're still together.