to be a little smug at the fact neither of my DC know what to call a cigarett

[Gigantaur]

they know what a cigarette is they just don't know what one is actually called.

the closest was DD who called it a "flag"

DS is 9.10 and DD 5.10

they also call all alcohol beer and have been known to pull a face at people who say they are going to the pub.

DD has also gone up to a man smoking and told him he was going to die because he smokes.

I did tell her that was rude and she wasn't to do it, but i did smile inside.

yes my kids adore the pub because it's the only place they are allowed crisps.

We were at a posh gastro pub in the country the other day and momentarily lost DS1 - cue big panic because it was beside a river. However we found him perched on a bar stool propping up the bar, telling the landlord "My daddy likes beer but my mummy drinks wine and I like apple juice. Can I have my crisps now?"

It is a bit odd that he hasnt read it in a book or heard the work on the radio or anything by the age of 9 I think but I suppose it depends on what you are reading.

tsk word

AnyFuleKno

Unrealistic question. They will come across it and need to be able to talk to you about it as a parent.

A lot of Yr 8s are also having sex.

DS can't read (he is autistic) so he is read to. mostly Roadl Dhal or Horrid Henry and a few Dragon type books from the library.

don't think any of them have contained smoking.

Reality will confirm i drink lots and that i certainly not precious

here's a trade off - for each hard drug your child can name, make them learn the name of a vegetable or legume or make of artisan bread.

For each pub they can name, make them learn the name of an opera.

That balances out right?

See i am very open and honest and don't treat my children as fragile objects that need protecting from the big bad world.

I was actually (pleasantly) suprised that they wouldn't know.

It is certainly not something i have done conciously.

I put an iceburg lettuce in the trolley and DS took it out and said "no mum, i only like the nice lettuce" and swapped it for a bag of mixed leaves

ladyanonymous - they SAY they are having sex. Saying ain't doing.

Learn the name of vegetables? Are you barmy?

I guess teenage pregnancies are a thing of fiction.

yes rainbow, yes, you've got me all figured out

AnyFuleKno

Yep - none of them get STI's, need the morning after pill or get pg either from saying they are having sex

no they're not. But if the kids at my school had been having as much sex as they claimed, there would be a hell of a lot of 30 year old grandparents on my facebook. I think adults perpetuating the concept that lots of children are having sex is a massive contributory factor.

AnyFuleko

I know because I refer them into the other services

I was made to put a condom on a frickin cucumber at 14. I didn't even have my first kiss until I was 17. It is absolutely twisted.

stop using that hmm face at me. It is not a substitute for rational argument.

Why be smug about the fact that your DCs' vocabulary has been limited by the fact that you have wrapped them up in cotton wool?

I don't need to have a rational argument with you.

You clearly do not know what you are talking about and I know I do.

I work on the front line dealing with these issues first hand every day.

Well Anyfulekno I was sexually active at 13 had turned down drugs after knowing the effects and used contraceptive hence the reason my mum is not a facebook granny at 30 but 40.

i love MN.

My Dc's would be considered chavs by most of you and yet im being told they are wrapped in cotton wool and precious.

its brilliant

actually she said precocious,not precious