To think that yr3 is not too young for sex education?

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Obvs age appropriate. Another mum is DS2's class was outraged that her DS had to hear such things as he is so innocent and naive.

I am quite happy with it as tbh he has heard all of this already from his older brother. FWIW the boy in question also has an older sister so chances are he knows too.

But AIBU? There seems to be a difference of opinion in RL!

Yes it's too young.

No. There is no such thing as too young for sex education.

Too young for details of penis in vagina in my opinion. They're only 8!
My daughter starts year 5 in September and doesn't know about sex yet. I was 12 when my mum told me.

Kids start puberty around 9, it would be irresponsible not to

"I was 12 when my mum told me."

Forgive me- but your mother was utterly irresponsible.

My daughter knew that sex was pIv when she was 7

Not at all different levels of knowledge obviously something age appropriate.
I try and talk to my kids all the time so that it’s normal and natural not something to hide and giggle about.

I has p in v sex Ed in year 4, I was 8. I hadn’t previously known the details so I was a bit shocked, I styled it out though!

My DD is only 4 though, I might be less breezy about it when it’s imminent!

Agree with Bertrand. Especially true if children are old enough to ask questions - they should be given straight answers.

In the age of the internet there is no way a child wouldn't know what sex is until the age of 12.

I would rather them get real, truthful and honest information from me or a teacher rather than off mates and google.

Mine are 9, 8 and 6 and know what to expect in puberty (dd is the middle one - only gone into a lot of detail re periods with her, but boys know the basics) BUT no sex yet. Can’t remember when I found out - think it probably went over my head a bit initially.

My 5 year old asked how the sperm gets out the man. I told her it comes out his willy. She doubled over, laughing. Sex should just be an ongoing conversation and not this big "now I've deemed you old enough" awkward talk.

There is no such thing as "too young" for biology. Age appropriate info (dd knew from being able to talk what a period was and the whole sperm meets egg story) should be readily available and willingly given.

Y3 is what, 7 to 8yo and puberty can start at 9 so yes. Start young.

Nope, as Bertrand said, no such thing as too young.
We started teaching DS the basics, in an age appropriate fashion, from age two, primarily as the David Attenborough documentaries he loved were prompting those kind of questions and we didn't want to lie to him.

Lols at people who think that children haven't already discussed the penis and vagina scenario at age 8!!! Honestly get a grip. Like it or not kids are curious and lost of them have older siblings or in my case, a friend who tells all the truth of how babies are made.

I have no issue whatsoever with my DD being told age appropriate information, to remove any taboo from what is a perfectly honest part of life and how we're all here in the first place.

By making it as matter of fact as possible I'm hoping DD will actually feel able to talk to me when she does have those sort of questions. Unlike my mother who regards any reference to sex as something from the devil.

Age 8 is too young? Not for mine. They have known since 5, and not just about penis in vagina sex because that excludes a sizeable percentage of the population including some of their relatives. Childhood innocence is overrated.

There's no such thing as too young for sex ed, provided it is age appropriate. So obviously not dumping all the info on them in one go, but like early on there's no harm in them knowing the right names for body parts etc and building from there as they grow

See I don't think its too young either. What is the point of secrecy? DS2 handles it easily and for me the earlier it becomes normal knowledge the better.

No it’s not to early.
Your child’s innocence doesn’t end because they know about sex.

The so called "sex education" involves naming parts of the body correctly (no big deal they should be called their proper names anyway) sharing the NSPCC pants rule and discussing relationships as in, who we trust, who can we confide in, who should we never trust, what sort of behaviour should we report. All great stuff for keeping children safe. It never fails to amaze me how many parents hear the word "sex" and react as if the children are being shown hard core porn!

I can't imagine sex ed in year 3 is actual sex. It is probably body parts and puberty stuff. What has the teacher said?

The problem is that people confuse innocence and ignorance.

My children are 7 & 6. They asked us a lot of questions & we spoke to them recently about sex (my youngest’s treacher is pregnant & she wasn’t buying the seed & egg anymore & wanted to know exactly how the seed got to the egg!).

My oldest is in year 3. As far as I can tell, they’ve not even talked about puberty this year, which concerns me as some of the older girls in her class are changing body shape already.

oh and I told DS1 as and when he asked, but by the time I got round to telling DS2 he already knew via DS1

Can anyone recommend any good books on this for different ages? I’m never sure what to say. A couple of close friends are pregnant so my DD has started asking questions.