AIBU to support age-appropriate RSE teaching for 6 to 9 year olds?

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JohnnieFedora · 23/06/2026 17:20

RSE is being taught to the kids at our school,and some parents are complaining and saying they'll remove their kids. We're talking 7/8/9 years.

Why do parents not want their kids to learn about their bodies, how they will change, relationships etc in ahe appropriate way???

Anyone would think they're teaching the kids how to give blowjobs or something.

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LattePatty · 23/06/2026 17:54

The R is for relationships.

I voted YANBU

PrincessOfPreschool · 23/06/2026 17:51

What does the R stand for in RSE? I'm assuming not Royal!

We've always been very open in our house groom a young age, just because that's the way we are with everything. But, I'm not sure choice should be removed from parents. 6 is quite young for many people and I don't see that it's essential to know all that info at that age if parents aren't comfortable with it. 6 year olds aren't getting pregnant or starting periods.

TeenToTwenties · 23/06/2026 17:30

Provided it is age appropriate.
There are also some contentious issues right now, and I would want to know what the school were planning to say.

hugasaurus · 23/06/2026 17:25

YANBU but I’ve had friends shocked that my 7yo knows that periods exist 🤷‍♀️ and we just had a chat about puberty as she was asking about when she would get boobs!

NotSmallButFunSize · 23/06/2026 17:23

A parent at our school was questioning why a 7 year old needs to "know these words (vagina, ovary etc)" or hear about periods. People are weird.

They're literally just body parts and hello - you literally exist because of someone's menstrual cycle so let's not pretend it's some "adult" taboo subject 🙄

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