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!

It's not something any seven year old needs to know

Unlike Greek myths, Dinosaurs, the Romans, Volcanoes...

Why is basic biology different?

The older I get, the more I believe in the critical importance of a good factual understanding of biology. Nutrition, exercise, climate change, biodiversity, population control are THE issues of our time and we will be hard pushed to solve the problems they raise unless we all understand life and earth sciences.

User14- that is a fabulous post!!

I agree user.

yy user.
FWIW my DC's didn't ask about lots of things but I've still told them about it. Sex education shouldn't be any different.

Thank you.

I’m getting increasingly preachy about Biology. Almost all issues can be framed as issues of Biology and then have far more coherent global solutions than if they are framed as issues of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Capitalism, Communism, Neo Liberalism...

I think year 5 is about the right age for sex education, I think year 3s aren't going to take much in and it's more limited as to what you can tell them. My daughter is 4 in a nursery class and they had a session about keeping their bodies private and respecting each other's personal space. I think this is appropriate.

Oh, I thought you meant they were 3 at 1st! That would be too young imo but yr 3- fine.

My son is 5 and had his first sex education lesson in school last week.

The earlier the better

Not too young. Sex education is also about protecting children by giving them correct information and names for their bodies.

Children will find it rude and naughty if adults talk about it as if it is.

A lower ks2 'sex education' lesson is simply naming body parts (reinforcing their year two lesson) , labelling both male and female diagrams and discussing the differences. It is really important imo as it comes from a safety point of view , it helps the children to understand that these parts are private and personal but if they should have to discuss them with mum/dad/nurse/doctor they need to know that it's okay and also the proper names for these parts.

I've been a TA in many of these lessons and the kids are not traumatised or robbed of their innocence. If anything , it empowers them and provides vital knowledge.

In theory you should be able to explain anything to any age group so that they can understand and in an appropriate way. What I'm saying is that anyone of any age should be able to grasp the concept of Sex. I think it needs to be taught at a younger age. Clearly some people aren't doing their jobs as kids are having children younger and younger. I don't know who is to blame, parents/teachers - probably a mixture of the two - but they need to be educated so that they don't do stupid things like have unprotected sex at 13 years of age and get pregnant.

My 3 year old son has the most basic understanding of reproduction (spurred on from questions about my pregnancy and how his brother got in there).

As long as everything is an explained in an age appropriate way you are hopefully safeguarding your children in the future as they are aware of their bodies and how they will work.

I have to say I don’t get parents who hide the facts away from children, especially at primary school. Surely they need to know the correct anatomical names for thier ‘private parts’.

Teaching sex education isn’t going to make them go out and have sex (you would hope!)