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Boy/Girl Anatomy - Ack! They are asking!!!
Last year we had 6, 8th grade girls who were pregnant at our school, and 2,
6th grade girls who were having oral sex in the bathroom at school!!!! Granted this is an urban school but these kids know all about it and try it out regularly. Even the girls who were not active certainly "knew" what was happening all the way down to the 5th graders. In fact it was a 5th grader who told me about one girl who was pregnant. Our school system offers the 4th graders a great course on sex and beginning body changes. They do get into intercourse and pregnancy. The parents do have a right to sign papers saying that they don't want the children to attend this program and many do. Shirley "animzmirot" wrote in message ... "Chotii" wrote in message ... And with all this said, if anybody has any suggestions on how to address adult sexuality in ways that won't make the kids go EWWW!, I'd love to know them. Recently my daughter (11) took a 7 week class from Planned Parenthood on sexuality. It was offered by parent choice from a girls treatment for girls with learning differences like my daughter. I was fearful that because she learns differently she would end up getting into serious trouble sexually because she's so gullible and doesn't always get social cues. Anyhow, the class was unbelievably thorough and she actually came back knowing more about sex than most high school grads. They were merciless in explaining how to have safe sex, even to the point of explaining about dental dams. I'm sorry, but even though I'm totally secure in teaching my kids about sex and have never shied away from any topic so far, dental dams really never even crossed my mind as a topic of discussion. Because of this class my DD is completely and totally aware of all the pitfalls of sexuality amongst young teens.She has met several pregnant young teens, one of whom was raped by her stepfather, in this program, and she really has the utmost respect for sexual promiscuity and the problems it can cause. Just today she mentioned something about the Florence Crittenden homes and what they're like. I know this isn't for everyone, but it worked like a charm for my kid, who was in a seriously dangerous position due to her learning differences. I would recommend a class like this to any parent who is concerned that they can't convey safe sex messages to young kids. And if you think 11 is too young, get real. There are plenty of girls in the 11-13 yo age group who are not only having sex, but having babies as well. Marjorie |
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Boy/Girl Anatomy - Ack! They are asking!!!
Last year we had 6, 8th grade girls who were pregnant at our school, and 2,
6th grade girls who were having oral sex in the bathroom at school!!!! Granted this is an urban school but these kids know all about it and try it out regularly. Even the girls who were not active certainly "knew" what was happening all the way down to the 5th graders. In fact it was a 5th grader who told me about one girl who was pregnant. Our school system offers the 4th graders a great course on sex and beginning body changes. They do get into intercourse and pregnancy. The parents do have a right to sign papers saying that they don't want the children to attend this program and many do. Shirley "animzmirot" wrote in message ... "Chotii" wrote in message ... And with all this said, if anybody has any suggestions on how to address adult sexuality in ways that won't make the kids go EWWW!, I'd love to know them. Recently my daughter (11) took a 7 week class from Planned Parenthood on sexuality. It was offered by parent choice from a girls treatment for girls with learning differences like my daughter. I was fearful that because she learns differently she would end up getting into serious trouble sexually because she's so gullible and doesn't always get social cues. Anyhow, the class was unbelievably thorough and she actually came back knowing more about sex than most high school grads. They were merciless in explaining how to have safe sex, even to the point of explaining about dental dams. I'm sorry, but even though I'm totally secure in teaching my kids about sex and have never shied away from any topic so far, dental dams really never even crossed my mind as a topic of discussion. Because of this class my DD is completely and totally aware of all the pitfalls of sexuality amongst young teens.She has met several pregnant young teens, one of whom was raped by her stepfather, in this program, and she really has the utmost respect for sexual promiscuity and the problems it can cause. Just today she mentioned something about the Florence Crittenden homes and what they're like. I know this isn't for everyone, but it worked like a charm for my kid, who was in a seriously dangerous position due to her learning differences. I would recommend a class like this to any parent who is concerned that they can't convey safe sex messages to young kids. And if you think 11 is too young, get real. There are plenty of girls in the 11-13 yo age group who are not only having sex, but having babies as well. Marjorie |
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Boy/Girl Anatomy - Ack! They are asking!!!
Last year we had 6, 8th grade girls who were pregnant at our school, and 2,
6th grade girls who were having oral sex in the bathroom at school!!!! Granted this is an urban school but these kids know all about it and try it out regularly. Even the girls who were not active certainly "knew" what was happening all the way down to the 5th graders. In fact it was a 5th grader who told me about one girl who was pregnant. Our school system offers the 4th graders a great course on sex and beginning body changes. They do get into intercourse and pregnancy. The parents do have a right to sign papers saying that they don't want the children to attend this program and many do. Shirley "animzmirot" wrote in message ... "Chotii" wrote in message ... And with all this said, if anybody has any suggestions on how to address adult sexuality in ways that won't make the kids go EWWW!, I'd love to know them. Recently my daughter (11) took a 7 week class from Planned Parenthood on sexuality. It was offered by parent choice from a girls treatment for girls with learning differences like my daughter. I was fearful that because she learns differently she would end up getting into serious trouble sexually because she's so gullible and doesn't always get social cues. Anyhow, the class was unbelievably thorough and she actually came back knowing more about sex than most high school grads. They were merciless in explaining how to have safe sex, even to the point of explaining about dental dams. I'm sorry, but even though I'm totally secure in teaching my kids about sex and have never shied away from any topic so far, dental dams really never even crossed my mind as a topic of discussion. Because of this class my DD is completely and totally aware of all the pitfalls of sexuality amongst young teens.She has met several pregnant young teens, one of whom was raped by her stepfather, in this program, and she really has the utmost respect for sexual promiscuity and the problems it can cause. Just today she mentioned something about the Florence Crittenden homes and what they're like. I know this isn't for everyone, but it worked like a charm for my kid, who was in a seriously dangerous position due to her learning differences. I would recommend a class like this to any parent who is concerned that they can't convey safe sex messages to young kids. And if you think 11 is too young, get real. There are plenty of girls in the 11-13 yo age group who are not only having sex, but having babies as well. Marjorie |
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