Joanna Fortune: Is my eight-year-old too young to hear about the facts of life? 

"When talking with your children about sex, it pays to think through what you want to say and how you will say it in advance."

Cheerful young kid talking with helpful child counselor during psychotherapy session in children mental health center. Child counselor during psychotherapy session

Joanna Fortune

CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST

My eight-year-old son recently made a joke about sex which I'm sure he doesn't understand. I ignored it at the time but I'm wondering if I should broach the subject with him. Is he too young to hear about 'the facts of life'?