Single parents.. the "talk"?

As a single mother I have talked to my son about the Birds %26amp; bees and found it to be pretty easy. My question is for other single mothers was it easy for you to teach your sons about the facts of life or hard? And for the single fathers raising girls, was it tough for you to have the "talk"? I don't see a problem with it but some people say a mother shouldn't teach a son and same for a father teaching a daughter. What's your view?

Single parents.. the "talk"?
My daughter is 11 and I have talked to her about puberty. Some of it went into the sex talk. I am a single dad and their mother is nowhere around for the kids. So, I am dad and mom. No it was pretty easy.
Reply:I think when circumstances do not allow the father to talk to his son or the other way round for the mother then I'm afraid you have no choice. At the end of the day it's the parents responsibility. Most people avoid the 'talk' as its easier but when questions are asked then answers must be provided for.





I think you've done really well talking to your son.





I've not had the privilege of having children yet but when it's my turn I won't hesitate to do the 'talk'.
Reply:I haven't quite gotten to that with my son yet but I'm sure it will be easy since I am able to explain a wide variety of things to him and he feels comfortable asking me.





I think the single parent should do the job even if of the opposite sex. Who else is closer to your child than you? It may be a good idea to tell the child they can discuss it further with a same sex relative if they feel like they want to, but the parent should do the initial talk.
Reply:Well. I have a while to teach my son about that. He knows what his private part is called and he knows that only boys have it. When the time comes I am sure that he will have more questions about it and I think that single moms are fine answering any questions the kids may have about the birds and the bees. Who else is going to do it? I am glad that I have an open mind about this subject and that my parents never talked about it, because it was a taboo subject for them. It is whoever is available and whomever they are more comfortable to talk to about the subject.