PiquePlace:

What has this world come to when we're advising children on the proper purchase and use of sex toys?!?

A 16 year old is not a child when it comes to biology. Sure, we raise them in such a fashion that they aren't ready to become adults, nor do I feel that we should do so. However, the average age of loss of virginity is between 16 and 17 for girls, so sex really is a fact of life for girls her age. It's far better for her to use a vibrator and get to know herself in a safe manner prior to starting. I wish I'd thought of that at 16....