[quote Pinkrose1111]@Simonjt No Offence, but I'm starting to think you're a troll. Where did I say that I told my DS that we're in a relationship??? I've never once told my DS this. To my DS we are just mummy and daddy. The same way Grandma is Grandma and Uncle is Uncle etc. Like I said if he ASKS I'll explain what's relevant and age appropriate. But no more. And DEFINTILEY not to be taught at school.
And of course relationships lead to sexualisation, like hello?? A relationship with zero sexual contact is a friendship. It's the sexual part that makes it a relationship. This is why I'm saying kids do not need to know about any type of relationships at that age.
When they're in secondary school of course teach them all about relationships LGBT etc. I support kids learning about ALL family dynamics esp lgbt. But not at 5 years old. No way on Earth. Call me old fashioned but back in primary school all the kids I remember who were into relationships that young all ended up sexually active by the time they were 13 and pregnant before 18.
There is literally ZERO reason why 5 year olds needs to learn about relationships.[/quote]
I’m a bi female. When I was five, I had crushes on my classmates. There were boys and girls I ‘liked’ in a different way to how I liked my friends.
I knew liking boys wasn’t anything to worry about because I saw boys and girls (adults and teenagers) kissing, holding hands, etc on tv and in real life.
I never saw girls holding hands with girls or kissing them (this was the 70s in a small town). It made me believe what I felt must be wrong and I felt a lot of guilt and shame around that. I know I’m not alone in feeling that way.
Age-appropriate lessons about relationships are massively important.
I certainly knew what relationships were at five, even if I didn’t know the word. My aunt and uncle split up when I was around that age - I knew they’d been in a relationship and then they weren’t.