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I am not a parent, but I remember my mom trying to talk to me. She never used words like vagina and penis, and I was ashamed at sixteen that my best guy friend knew the names of the parts that make up the vagina and I didn't! I made me think about how I would tell my kids. Start them off with the right terms early, that's really important. Tell them where baby grows , for instance. The more they know about there body, the chance of someone taking advantage of them. That has been proven. If your eight year old asks you where babies come from, tell her that it takes a man's penis and a woman's vagina, and that they have to work together, and you can't do it till you're a grown up, and even then not unless (Insert condition here, ie, married, in love, etc.) I found out in fifth grade or so, and just a few months I started my period. I shudder to think what would have happened had I not known what was happening. You don't have to go into detail, but be honest. They'll trust you more.