This is the sex question your kids are most likely to ask you (and how to respond)

Children as young as eight are demanding to know what “69” really means, why older classmates find moaning and thrusting their hips funny, and whether “puberty is really worth it,” experts say.

While kids asking for answers to curly sex questions aren’t new, they can now access information online more easily than ever.

Rowena Thomas, a sex and relationship educator, told the ABC While responding to your kids might be uncomfortable, it’s much better than letting them rely on Google.

If kids ask their questions online, they might come across overly graphic answers or even violent pornography.

“Parents don’t talk about it because they don’t think their sweet child would watch porn – very sweet kids watch porn because they’re curious,” the educator warned.

She went on to explain that the most frequently asked question revolves around the number 69 and what it means sexually.

“I hear it every day,” she said.

This was confirmed by an 11-year-old boy whose sexual questions were first closed two or three years ago.

The boy told the ABC he heard jokes about terms like 69 in the playground, but every time he asked the teachers to explain, they dismissed the question.

The school ended up notifying his parents after he asked for the third time.

Now the youngster’s 5 year old friends are talking openly about PornHub and complaining about teachers and students.

Some even show young children how to access pornography online and advise them to turn off Safe Search or keep parents from knowing.

“Most kids say things because they’ve heard other kids say things. But the other kids know what they’re doing,” he said.

He said other kids would secretly watch explicitly sexual anime — especially at sleepovers.

Ms Thomas said half of all children between the ages of 6 and 13 have access to a mobile phone and a third of all children in this age group have one of their own.

She says it’s important for adults to find age-appropriate answers to their children’s burning questions so they don’t come across anything inappropriate online.

The team at Privacy and Prevention have an entire page devoted to answers to tricky questions – including the ever-popular “what does 69 mean?”

They said getting down to your child’s level and calmly asking him what he thinks this means is a good start.

This can help parents identify what their child has or hasn’t been told. It is essential to remain calm, as it is important for children to know that they can ask questions about sex, sexual health or any other taboo subject.

“You can dodge a bullet by asking what they already know about it. In the case of 69, it could mean something numerical or mathematical,” they said.

“But let’s say it’s not ‘innocent’ and the description of your child is something sexual.” So it’s time to be curious.

It’s good to calmly determine where your child heard the information – without directly asking “who”.

It is also important to determine if your child is safe.

Once that’s happened, it’s time to answer the question.

For children under eight, they suggest saying, “This activity is something only adults do with other adults and only with their consent.” It’s not something that kids really do or need to know about right now. But I promise that when it’s something you need to know and you have questions about it, I’ll be happy to help you get the right answers.

For children older than that: “Answer the question to the best of your ability, as generically and clinically as possible, and ask them if they have any further questions.” Avoid over-explaining. And if you find yourself giving more information than you wanted to, pause and say, “I think that’s all you need to know for now, but if you have any more questions, do not hesitate to ask”.