I try to explain it to my son the way he presents it. He was in good humor when he asked me what puberty meant.My son is 13. "Know how all that hair started showing up everywhere on your body?"" Noticed how your voice is deeper", and the big one," Girls are not so stupid anymore?" Son,"Yea" That's puberty! Congrats!" Then I come to discover he has been watching cartoons sexual in content, so instead of ruining the moment, I simply asked him what he saw, and explained that he needs to ask his dad and I any question he might have. Right now, I'm more concerned he understands boundries.

I think I definitely tend to underestimate what he actually understands and what he doesn't. I also am concerned with boundaries. He has always had trouble understanding and respecting them. I worry about him saying something to someone at school and becoming the target for teasing/bullying. I also worry about how he will handle these "moments" when outside the home. He told me that when he first noticed this new "sensation" he thought his heart had moved out of his chest! My initial reaction was to hold back the laughter because of how innocent his thoughts are but then it struck me how horrified he must have been and how scary it was for him. We talked about it and I just stressed the importance of asking questions and not being embarrassed to do so with myself and my husband. I have an 18yr old NT girl and puberty was just easy. More matter-of-fact. She had no problem asking questions whenever they popped up and I had no trouble answering since I had been through this process myself. The fact that its my son and hes delayed just seems to make things so much more complicated. Not to mention that he is still so very innocent and naive. Every day is a learning experience for sure! Any thoughts on the sex-ed curriculum that they will begin introducing next year? I don't think he will be ready to handle that kind of information. Thinking I might exclude him??