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The WHO want your four year old to be taught about masturbation and gender identity

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GrabbyGabby · 14/05/2023 10:47

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/13/outrage-over-who-advice-on-sexuality-for-infants/

This is where queer theory gets you. Women have been sounding the alarm on the consequences of the promotion of queer theory in all realms of life. This is what it looks like when applies to sex ed for very young children.

So, before you dismiss people like me as modern day Mary Whitehouses, just take a read and ask yourself why? What problem is this solving? Why do very young children need to be taught about sex and sexual pleasure? Are they benefiting, if not, who is?

(article behind a paywall, but there is a trick that will allow you to read it. A quick google should tell you).

Outrage over WHO advice on sexuality for infants

Guide argues that ‘sexuality education starts from birth’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/13/outrage-over-who-advice-on-sexuality-for-infants

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ZittingBiting · 14/05/2023 13:53

Datun · 14/05/2023 13:50

One of the problems with this is that paedophiles, and paedophile adjacent people, are very, very practised at choosing their wording.

It's designed to result in plausible deniability, if questioned. To the extent that it can make people feel uncomfortable if they do question it. It can make them feel they are overreacting.

The next layer of that is to tell them they are pearl clutching, hysterical, etc.

Well, firstly, I want to people who analyse what my children are learning to start from a position of deep suspicion and take it from there. What's the safeguarding alternative?

And secondly, people like Safe Schools Alliance are exactly that. They know all the code words that are used to spread paedophilia. They know the twists and turns used in language to get things rubberstamped by the naive. They know exactly how operating in plain sight works, how it is facilitated, and why it's deliberately made quite difficult to challenge it.

I'm bloody glad they exist, and I want them to crack on. I've tagged them and hopefully they'll come on and comment.

I'd like them to come on and comment about something that isn't happening too.

VestaTilley · 14/05/2023 13:52

Agree with you. Very worrying that Labour might win in the autumn; they see no problem with this.

ZittingBiting · 14/05/2023 13:51

Neopolitan · 14/05/2023 13:39

I'm not sure you understand that precocious understanding of sexuality in children is a sign of SEXUAL ABUSE. So if any child knew about masturbation and pleasure at that age, investigations would go on to find out who taught them about this. Teaching children that young is called GROOMING and is a sign of abuse or molestation. That's how doctors, child psychologists and social workers/services know a child has been abused. So if those 2 countries you mentioned allow this to occur, then if a child is actually sexually abused there is no way to tell.

WRONG.

Childhood masturbation is normal childhood development and not an indicator of sexual abuse.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/preschool/Pages/Sexual-Behaviors-Young-Children.aspx

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-health-development/sexual-behaviour#article-top -

Why are so many people here not reading the thread and just jumping on to talk nonsense?

Sexual Behaviors in Young Children: What’s Normal, What’s Not?

​Here's some information and tips to help parents tell the difference between "normal" sexual behaviors and behaviors that may signal a problem. 

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/preschool/Pages/Sexual-Behaviors-Young-Children.aspx

Neopolitan · 14/05/2023 13:51

TheShellBeach · 14/05/2023 12:00

If you think that small children masturbaring is a safeguarding issue, who do you think it should be reported to?

@Swrigh1234

It's often considered a sign of sexual abuse, that a child has been abused and 'shown' how to do it. At least if it is overt and excessive, along with other sexualised behaviours.

Datun · 14/05/2023 13:50

One of the problems with this is that paedophiles, and paedophile adjacent people, are very, very practised at choosing their wording.

It's designed to result in plausible deniability, if questioned. To the extent that it can make people feel uncomfortable if they do question it. It can make them feel they are overreacting.

The next layer of that is to tell them they are pearl clutching, hysterical, etc.

Well, firstly, I want to people who analyse what my children are learning to start from a position of deep suspicion and take it from there. What's the safeguarding alternative?

And secondly, people like Safe Schools Alliance are exactly that. They know all the code words that are used to spread paedophilia. They know the twists and turns used in language to get things rubberstamped by the naive. They know exactly how operating in plain sight works, how it is facilitated, and why it's deliberately made quite difficult to challenge it.

I'm bloody glad they exist, and I want them to crack on. I've tagged them and hopefully they'll come on and comment.

Astralitzia · 14/05/2023 13:47

Neopolitan · 14/05/2023 13:41

I hadn't heard that case you mention but given the amount of staff/employees in places who are fired over not using pronouns, I would trust the employee on this, not the school who are more than likely lying to cover their backsides.

The employees own legal counsel say she was fired for breaching confidentiality etc. It is only the media which are reporting she was fired for not using pronouns.

If you have any genuine cases of someone being fired for not using pronouns that would be very interesting.

ZittingBiting · 14/05/2023 13:45

CoffeeYes · 14/05/2023 13:37

It literally mentions teaching 0-4 year olds about masturbation and reproduction in the WHO’s sex ed document. It is available to view online. This is not age appropriate. Children don’t need to learn about sex and reproduction until they learn about puberty further up primary school (I’d say 8+). They definitely don’t need to know about masturbation.

IT IS NOT A WHO DOCUMENT.

READ THE THREAD.

Neopolitan · 14/05/2023 13:41

Astralitzia · 14/05/2023 11:01

The ages 0-4 table in the article doesn't contain any of that though. That preview image in your OP doesn't seem to be included in the telegraph's article at all in fact. So what ages is that for?

Bearing in mind this is the same telegraph that just the other day claimed a teacher was fired for not using pronouns (which was false, she was fired for breaching security and confidentiality) I am going to withhold judgement until I see more information.

I hadn't heard that case you mention but given the amount of staff/employees in places who are fired over not using pronouns, I would trust the employee on this, not the school who are more than likely lying to cover their backsides.

TheShellBeach · 14/05/2023 13:41

CoffeeYes · 14/05/2023 13:37

It literally mentions teaching 0-4 year olds about masturbation and reproduction in the WHO’s sex ed document. It is available to view online. This is not age appropriate. Children don’t need to learn about sex and reproduction until they learn about puberty further up primary school (I’d say 8+). They definitely don’t need to know about masturbation.

They already know about masturbation because they all do it.
Nobody is teaching them.
And they do need to learn about boundaries.

DrBlackbird · 14/05/2023 13:41

YetAnotherSpartacus · 14/05/2023 13:26

the ok was directed to the tin foil hat post above

Yes coming across as bot from a particular country happy to sow the seeds of paranoia…

Neopolitan · 14/05/2023 13:39

Didimum · 14/05/2023 11:14

I’m in favour of this. The Netherlands and Denmark have long introduced this level of sex education from the age of four, primarily in order to develop the skills to protect themselves against coercion, intimidation and abuse. The introduction to violent and extreme pornography available to children has been filtering lower and lower for a decade of more. Like it or not, children do start experiencing sexually charged scenarios from a very, very young age - I have two five year olds and I have no problem whatsoever in them being taught the building the blocks to understand this and themselves. The number of adults who do not even understand the basics of this subject is woeful - perhaps if they had been educated far earlier (and they didn’t even grow up with the internet) then we might have a society of more sexually confident, respectful and knowledgeable people.

I'm not sure you understand that precocious understanding of sexuality in children is a sign of SEXUAL ABUSE. So if any child knew about masturbation and pleasure at that age, investigations would go on to find out who taught them about this. Teaching children that young is called GROOMING and is a sign of abuse or molestation. That's how doctors, child psychologists and social workers/services know a child has been abused. So if those 2 countries you mentioned allow this to occur, then if a child is actually sexually abused there is no way to tell.

ZittingBiting · 14/05/2023 13:39

Xenia · 14/05/2023 13:20

The WHO paper immediately linked above says

"Learning objectives (5-8 years)" "It is natural for humans to enjoy their
bodies and being close to others throughout their
lives
Learners will be able to:
â–¶ understand that physical enjoyment and excitement are
natural human feelings, and this can involve physical
closeness to other people (knowledge)"

I am not sure a 5 year old needs to know that. Their parents instead can teach them at home what they want them to know. At 5 - 8 we should concentrate on English, maths etc

The paper says 'this is not a curriculum nor does it provide detailed recommendations for operationalizing child sexual education at a country level'.

It's global advice for a diverse world on a framework that countries may or may not decide to implement.

It also explicitly says sex education isn't just about schools but also healthcare providers and non -stat organisations.

Literally NOWHERE is the WHO suggesting that any school in anywhere in the world teach what you quoted.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 14/05/2023 13:38

For younger children "enjoying your body" covers things like looking at how our bodies are put together such as joints, muscles, nerves, etc. and appreciating it as a well-engineered machine (for want of a better word). It also covers looking at what we're good at, for example football, climbing, running. It covers how to keep our bodies healthy so we can carry on enjoying those things.

"Physical enjoyment and excitement" would be focused on emotional literacy - e.g., how do we know when someone is happy or excited? They might smile, they might look relaxed, they could be laughing, they could be jumping up and down, etc.

"Physical closeness to others" would look at positive contact with others such as sitting together and sharing a space or activity and sharing physical affection such as holding hands or hugging. Alongside that it would also look at respecting personal space and boundaries, who it is appropriate to be physically affectionate with and when, where it's okay to touch, respecting when people don't want to be touched, PANTS rules, and so on.

Five year olds absolutely do need to know it and not all parents teach it which is part of the reason it is covered in schools.

A winner of my voice of reason for today.

Funny how some skip straight to s.e.x. (the fucking kind).

CoffeeYes · 14/05/2023 13:37

Astralitzia · 14/05/2023 11:01

The ages 0-4 table in the article doesn't contain any of that though. That preview image in your OP doesn't seem to be included in the telegraph's article at all in fact. So what ages is that for?

Bearing in mind this is the same telegraph that just the other day claimed a teacher was fired for not using pronouns (which was false, she was fired for breaching security and confidentiality) I am going to withhold judgement until I see more information.

It literally mentions teaching 0-4 year olds about masturbation and reproduction in the WHO’s sex ed document. It is available to view online. This is not age appropriate. Children don’t need to learn about sex and reproduction until they learn about puberty further up primary school (I’d say 8+). They definitely don’t need to know about masturbation.

IamAlso4eels · 14/05/2023 13:32

Xenia · 14/05/2023 13:20

The WHO paper immediately linked above says

"Learning objectives (5-8 years)" "It is natural for humans to enjoy their
bodies and being close to others throughout their
lives
Learners will be able to:
â–¶ understand that physical enjoyment and excitement are
natural human feelings, and this can involve physical
closeness to other people (knowledge)"

I am not sure a 5 year old needs to know that. Their parents instead can teach them at home what they want them to know. At 5 - 8 we should concentrate on English, maths etc

For younger children "enjoying your body" covers things like looking at how our bodies are put together such as joints, muscles, nerves, etc. and appreciating it as a well-engineered machine (for want of a better word). It also covers looking at what we're good at, for example football, climbing, running. It covers how to keep our bodies healthy so we can carry on enjoying those things.

"Physical enjoyment and excitement" would be focused on emotional literacy - e.g., how do we know when someone is happy or excited? They might smile, they might look relaxed, they could be laughing, they could be jumping up and down, etc.

"Physical closeness to others" would look at positive contact with others such as sitting together and sharing a space or activity and sharing physical affection such as holding hands or hugging. Alongside that it would also look at respecting personal space and boundaries, who it is appropriate to be physically affectionate with and when, where it's okay to touch, respecting when people don't want to be touched, PANTS rules, and so on.

Five year olds absolutely do need to know it and not all parents teach it which is part of the reason it is covered in schools.

CharlottenBerg · 14/05/2023 13:32

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Datun · 14/05/2023 13:28

DrBlackbird · 14/05/2023 13:24

And, for the record, of course WHO is, in the main, a highly respected and valuable health organisation vital to today’s globalised world. That does not mean it’s work should not be carefully examined and held accountable. Like all institutions, it’s also political and vulnerable to institutional capture.

It’s not a matter of WHO = good or WHO = bad.

Indeed. And anyone saying there's nothing to see here, quite so vehemently, is, to me, suspicious in itself.

If there is genuinely nothing to see then holding the entire organisation to account, getting it all on the table, and taking a good look, can only be a good thing.

I can't think of a single legitimate reason why anyone would object to that.

HathorsFigTree · 14/05/2023 13:28

Does the WHO have some sort of web alert/bat signal thing going on?

Sissynova · 14/05/2023 13:28

You can also ask questions about vaccines supported by WHO during the COVId and other actions but...don't be surprised to be chased by police later, losing your job and getting your bank account canceled not following the agenda and asking too much questions

Dangerous misinformation.

MN should really have a better hold on deleting shit like this.

MammaTo · 14/05/2023 13:27

Astralitzia · 14/05/2023 11:46

OP: makes wild claim

Posters: provide various evidence against said claims

You: well I guess they don't mind their children being groomed.

Can you not see how mad this is? Look at the claims being made and then look at the actual information in the article. It doesn't add up. You don't have to swallow everything you're told and not everyone is out to get you or your children. The media sensationalise stories like this all the time.

As far as I can see, no-one as yet has any solid evidence that this is true. Where are the children coming home telling their parents about it? Where is their homework? Where is the official syllabus from schools which includes this?

There isn't any.

It's the media taking things out of context and running wildly away with it.

This!!

YetAnotherSpartacus · 14/05/2023 13:26

the ok was directed to the tin foil hat post above

YetAnotherSpartacus · 14/05/2023 13:25

OK ...

HathorsFigTree · 14/05/2023 13:25

I’ve found the number of people downplaying this sinister stuff on the first few pages and accusing OP/Telegraph of hysteria is erm….. worrying.

DrBlackbird · 14/05/2023 13:24

And, for the record, of course WHO is, in the main, a highly respected and valuable health organisation vital to today’s globalised world. That does not mean it’s work should not be carefully examined and held accountable. Like all institutions, it’s also political and vulnerable to institutional capture.

It’s not a matter of WHO = good or WHO = bad.

Dmitrii · 14/05/2023 13:22

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