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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMy son, who is in 5th grade, got the "puberty" talk at school yesterday.
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Separation from boys and girls, nothing about sex, just how your body changes.
His best friend's Mom (whom I love and is really cool) called me last night to say her son was traumitized by it. WTF?
It totally was not about sex---I was asking my son gently, like, well did they talk about girls? He said no.
BTW---so sorry for spamming the lounge today. Bored---but I really love you guys (most anyway) so please take it as a compliment!
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)I will never forget when my mother in law took it upon herself to "teach" our 3 year old daughter the facts of life. Exactly the kind of thing you want your three year old sharing with the nursery school set.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)3 years old?? That is way too early, in my opinion.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)I wanted to kill her.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)RedCloud
(9,230 posts)Who think they know it all.
Once I was watching a little girl for her mom as a favor. And the little girl to act like an adult and said, "I know where babies come from!" I must've turned several shades of red. Until she said the babies grow in their mothers' bellies and come out- pop goes the weasel.
kaiden
(1,314 posts)When I was through with my talk, he replied enthusiastically: "That's good to know. I thought I was peeing the bed!"
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)It's hard (once again, no pun intended) but normal.
marzipanni
(6,011 posts)"Amanda was 7 at this point, and I explained to her where this was going," Les says. "And she burst into tears and threw herself onto my lap. And she says, 'Oh, please, don't change into a man. If you have to change into anything, couldn't it be a cat?' "
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/09/148178236/a-mom-becomes-a-man-and-a-family-sticks-together
This could have been traumatic, but the family was flexible and accepting.
Bruce Wayne
(692 posts)so I was grateful that they eventually covered it at school.
surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)... the idea that their body is changing in not entirely predictable ways is frightening. It doesn't mean they did a bad job of the puberty education.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)MiddleFingerMom
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We were "taught" by a medical doctor who was brought in for the talk (also pretty progressive).
I don't remember whether it was good or interesting... EXCEPT for the final question in the open
Q&A period after the talk (VERY progressive).
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One of the kids asked how far into the pregnancy could a couple still engage in sex. The doctor
said, "Well, as long as the attendants and/or driver is OK with it -- they can still engage in the
ambulance or taxi ride to the delivery room."
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We, needless to say... howled -- and even the nuns chuckled. THAT part was definitely memorable.
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