My daughter has just informed me she is starting sex education at school, she is in yr7, and for her homework she has to pratice saying penis, scrotom and vulvar..im sure when i was at school all we were shown were a couple of pictures or a short video that had all the girls giggling in the back..and i turned out knowing enough about sex..after all im a member on here..lol.. or IS that why im a member on here? Do you think that we teach our kids enough about sex?
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Quote by daveanddebbie69
My daughter has just informed me she is starting sex education at school, she is in yr7, and for her homework she has to pratice saying penis, scrotom and vulvar..... Do you think that we teach our kids enough about sex?
She's starting it late if she's only just started it in year 7
My year 5 class have done part of it this year and continue with the programme next year in year 6. She should know words like 'penis', 'vulva' and 'scrotum' already. Can't imagine why she'd need to practise saying them though - she's probably saying that to wind you up or to impress her younger sister. As to your question - we teach our kids what they want to know, when they ask. My children knew the vocabulary you mentioned when they were far younger than year 7. Maybe she's too nervous to ask you to clarify what the words mean and it's her way in to a talk with you. Are you missing the signals? I'd sit her down and ask her what she's learned and ask if anything needs further explanation.
my daughter did it in year 5 and 6....they were given a serious talking too b4 hand and told if any of them laffed when they are given this class they wud be in for detention for a week. i told my eldest not to discuss it with her younger bro which she didnt....but when my nephew took the class he told my youngest who was only 6 at the time :shock: which i really wasnt a happy bunny
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Well the problem with sex education is that at school it is never at the right time. My two boys have had different serious discussions at different times from 7 onwards and it is clear from their friends that some know or better, understand more at earlier rather than late ages. (Not the right place to discuss my childrens funnies regarding morality here, unfortunately)
I have always thought that year 7 sex education is aimed at catching those that have no sex education and/or are at risk of creating pregnancy through ignorance.
Can schools really explain anything other than biological reproduction? How could schools explain emotions and various sexual practices that yield nothing but pleasure?
I have always thought that year 7 sex education is aimed at catching those that have no sex education and/or are at risk of creating pregnancy through ignorance.
Can schools really explain anything other than biological reproduction? How could schools explain emotions and various sexual practices that yield nothing but pleasure?
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How could schools explain emotions and various sexual practices that yield nothing but pleasure?
They can't, so they don't. It's called 'Sex and relationship education' now; the onus being on sex within a caring/loving relationship rather than casual sex.
Tell them what they need to know, in simple terms when they need to know it.
Anything thats is interesting!
You can reap the rewards for your openness later.......
My 15 yr old "Mum- nan rang whilst you were out"
Me "Is she O.K"
Her " She was, until she started giving me a talk about the birds and the bees...."
Me (my mum is INCREDIBLY prudish) "Oh god, what have you done?"
Her "well, she was telling me how I dont need boyfriends at my age & how I could have much more fun with my girlfriends"
"so I said, dont worry- I do. Im a lesbian. I munch minge all the time"
My mother " oh, er right. Um. I didnt know you were one of them"............."tell her I'll phone her on sunday"
.......I think I've created a monster
Anything thats is interesting!
You can reap the rewards for your openness later.......
My 15 yr old "Mum- nan rang whilst you were out"
Me "Is she O.K"
Her " She was, until she started giving me a talk about the birds and the bees...."
Me (my mum is INCREDIBLY prudish) "Oh god, what have you done?"
Her "well, she was telling me how I dont need boyfriends at my age & how I could have much more fun with my girlfriends"
"so I said, dont worry- I do. Im a lesbian. I munch minge all the time"
My mother " oh, er right. Um. I didnt know you were one of them"............."tell her I'll phone her on sunday"
.......I think I've created a monster
Quote by daveanddebbie69
My daughter has just informed me she is starting sex education at school, she is in yr7, and for her homework she has to pratice saying penis, scrotom and vulvar..im sure when i was at school all we were shown were a couple of pictures or a short video that had all the girls giggling in the back..and i turned out knowing enough about sex..after all im a member on here..lol.. or IS that why im a member on here? Do you think that we teach our kids enough about sex?
If your child is yr 7 ?11/12 years old, then surely she knows what a penis and a scrutum and a vulva is already. The are after all the biological terms, the same as leg and arm and eye and elbow.
I maybe wouldn't expect a 11 year old boy to be able to name the parts of a vagina, but a girl of that age should, just from reading the literature that comes with tampon and sanitory towel packs that are aimed at girls just starting their period.
It is important for a girl to know her own body, not just for sexual reasons. At that age she will be starting her period and needs to feel comfortable using and buying sanitory products. Also if she has a course of antibiotics and has an attack of thrush afterwards, she needs to know this is normal and beable to feel comfortable talking about her symptoms. It will be easier to talk about if she is comfortable knowing it is just another body part, with a proper name, other than "down there".
Les x
Quote by freckledbird
My daughter has just informed me she is starting sex education at school, she is in yr7, and for her homework she has to pratice saying penis, scrotom and vulvar..... Do you think that we teach our kids enough about sex?
She's starting it late if she's only just started it in year 7
My year 5 class have done part of it this year and continue with the programme next year in year 6. She should know words like 'penis', 'vulva' and 'scrotum' already. Can't imagine why she'd need to practise saying them though - she's probably saying that to wind you up or to impress her younger sister. As to your question - we teach our kids what they want to know, when they ask. My children knew the vocabulary you mentioned when they were far younger than year 7. Maybe she's too nervous to ask you to clarify what the words mean and it's her way in to a talk with you. Are you missing the signals? I'd sit her down and ask her what she's learned and ask if anything needs further explanation.
My daughter originally did it in year 5 when we lived in essex, but she is doing it again now..yes she knows what the words mean and she is very mature for her age, she was told the whole class has to say them so when they are discussed in class no-one finds it embarrashing to say..I have told my kids everthing i think they should know, she has started her period, and we have discussed sex before.. i just found it strange that they were having to practise to say these words..and how sex education has changed since i was a kid....kids bodies grow up way too fast now but its their minds that need helping to keep up....just wish she still played with barbies
Quote by daveanddebbie69
My daughter originally did it in year 5 when we lived in essex, but she is doing it again now..yes she knows what the words mean and she is very mature for her age, she was told the whole class has to say them so when they are discussed in class no-one finds it embarrashing to say..I have told my kids everthing i think they should know, she has started her period, and we have discussed sex before.. i just found it strange that they were having to practise to say these words..and how sex education has changed since i was a kid....kids bodies grow up way too fast now but its their minds that need helping to keep up....just wish she still played with barbies
From personal experiences I would say this is a good thing, you may have taught your child everything they need to know, and taught them not to be embarressed etc, but how many other parents have?
My parents were open, in a medical termonology kind of way with me. I was an early developer, started purberty at about 10 and my period on my first day of year 7 :shock:
It was all normal to me, but not to my peers. Obviously they notice things when getting changed for PE and swimming lessons. Because it was different, unknown and embarrassing to them, they teased me about it. Maybe if it had been discussed more in a classroom setting back then, I wouldn't have been teased in the way that I was.
Les x
