to think a six year old shouldn't know what nipple clamps are

[freddy05]

this afternoon I was given a description of what nipple clamps were and how they are attached, not including what they are used for thankfully, from a six year old! (friends child) is that not a bit weird?

very weird. My DS wouldn't have a clue and he is 6. Why would a 6yo child know about stuff like that?

That's worrying.

I thought it was worrying thanks for confirming that for me.

i'd be concerned. an internet contact told me this week her dad had her in porn movies from age 3 to 9.

I'm 39, and I don't actually know what they are!

very worrying

can you say more about the context, or would you rather not ?

Thats so wrong OP.

Hasten to add, I don't really want to know either - imagination is sufficient.

YADNBU! I would be concerned. :(

Very odd and worrying, there is no reason for a 6yo to have that information.

inappropriate sexual knowledge would be very worrying

is it a relative, a schoolmate of one of your DCs, your own child?

That is scary

My 6 and 7 year old thankfully wouldn't have a clue about them

I suppose an innocent explanation is that the child's parents have them for their own private adult use and the child has somehow found them... (I remember having a root in my parents' room as a child and finding some porn vids and condoms! They were stashed away but I was a nosey kid. Can't remember how old I was but I was quite shocked and didn't mention anything! I never went rooting again!)

On the other hand it's still extremely odd the child knew what they were for, which wouldn't be obvious to a six year old had they just found them.

Very odd. Best case scenario, perhaps the child found some at home and parents are the sort to thoroughly explain everything in the interests of 'openness'. Like the time I received an earnest lecture from a 5 or 6 year old boy about tampons and 'menstrashun' and moon cycles.

Very weird. DD is 11 and wouldn't know what they are (and she's very clued up about stuff). What was the context?

I would be very concerned by that... In fact, I can't think of a context where I wouldn't be.

we were buying stuff at a fair and one thing were those clipy paper things, the girly said something about clipping them on like nipple clamps and carried on a bit about them, the mother looked rather embarrassed so maybe it was her having found something and mum trying to explain. that would explain mum looking embarrassed rather than annoyed I guess. It just struck me as a very odd thing for her to know anything about!

I try to be as honest as possible with my six year old DS but if I was into such things as nipple clamps (which I am not, but fair play to anyone who is- what consenting adults do behind closed doors is up to them), I would definitely invent a different explanation to the real one and lie to him. I try never to lie outright to my son, but sometimes, you just have to.

I am 33 and I have never heard of them so yanbu.

What lovebunny????? I hope I have read your post wrong.

I would be worried since they are things I would assume would be easy to pretend are something else e.g. bullclips, paperclips etc.

Has the child ever acted oddly in any other way?