I can only speak for what we did. When we thought it was time (there is not right age, it depends on the kid's maturity and the relationship you have as a parent with that kid) we sat our kid down and talked to her about sex, just a little at first. As she got older and things came up, we talked more. We didn't dump the whole monty on her at once, we gradually introduced it, and as she got older, we explained more. We knew she started being active in highschool (we read her diary and learned she gave her boyfriend a blowjob) and that is when we sat her down and really really talked to her about it. We still talked to her about sex after that.
Today she is a well adjusted and informed young lady, who i believe turned out ok. I think what we did worked.
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