The talk.

Last week we sat down and had "the talk" with our older son. It had become very clear that his mind was straying to more mature topics and that we needed to provide some guidance. He is a very smart boy and I am quite sure understood the topic at hand from a scientific standpoint but not from an emotional one. We wanted to be sure that as he starts to progress through puberty that he understand that the emotions he is experiencing are completely normal and that we are always here to talk with about anything. I am sure it will not be too long before we are on a quest for the best acne medication and all the stuff that goes along with puberty. I can only hope that we provided him with a good foundation for discussions in the future and that he feels comfortable talking to us. So many kids turn to peers for information that is neither accurate nor appropriate for where they are developmentally.