You’re doing it right. So did my mom. I don’t think she was necessarily prepared for 8 y/o me to ask about the box of tampons on the bathroom counter, but kudos to her for having a frank/open/accurate discussion with me about sex and reproduction before I heard about it anywhere else. She also got me this book.
Of my 4-5 closest friends, I found that NONE of them got this talk, not even the one whose mom has 2 masters degrees in nursing & public health. We came of age in the late 90s/early 00s and nobody grew up in a weird religious household or with neglectful parents, so this is kind of crazy to me.
Probably this one. It has a very different cover oh so many years later, but this book is still one of the most popular.