I wasn’t going to comment again because I do think some of the comments on here have gone way too far but I just wanted to add that DS volunteered today that someone told him yesterday if he wanted to be a girl they would have to cut his willy off. Presumably this is all joking but it’s pretty unimpressive that this is the sort of shit that’s been discussed at a children's summer camp
What your child knows, listens to, talks about when he's at school, in the park, in the garden with his friends, even at 5yrs old, will continue to leave you horrified I'm afraid. Supervised or not, willys, bums, poo, and boobies, along with current swear words are always a topic for hilarity and stupidity regardless of the age of the child. No 10yr old is going to stop and think 'oh I shouldn't swear because he's only 4'.
I don’t think 10 year olds should be mixing socially with 4 year olds they don’t know if they aren’t going to be supervised enough to be directed away from discussing their genitals. I think that’s completely reasonable as an assertion
It's really not reasonable at all. You cannot supervise a group of children so minutely that you can direct their discussions, it's just an unrealistic expectation. Also you can never police what other children say or do, you can only teach your child the behaviours you want them to model and how to walk away from topics they find uncomfortable.
Keep discussions about this sort of stuff matter of fact and factual. Hopefully things like wedgies, kegging, kiss chase etc won't happen as much now people are more aware of how unacceptable they are but there will always be something that takes their place.
None of us want our 'sweet little children' to be exposed to the horrors of the world but they will be and it's your job to teach him how to deal with this stuff. Children, despite many people's assertions that their child is kind, sensible and moral, do unpredictable, daft, silly and stupid things for no other reason than they are children.