did anyone see the bbc this morning, about sex education in schools for 4-6 year olds

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No, but am interested... dd1 just started Reception. What did they say?

Oh well!

does a 4-6 yo really need to know about sex ed? can't they be children?

I knew at 6ish

Good.

And no, they won't be teaching them about blow-jobs and rainbow kisses, but they WILL be teaching them about loving relationships.

I can't see what's controversial about it. We've been uptight about sex in this country for a century or so - and look at the teenage-pregnancy-STD-rife dysfunctional mess that's got us into.

doesn't bother me - I have a 5yo

Am not a primary teacher but teach sex ed at secondary and am sure that sex ed at 4 -6 is about relationships,friendships and their bodies not the mechanics of sex.

Dd1 has just started Reception and I would be fine with it (obv. if it is kept to an age-appropriate level). I was confused for years by the explanation I got from a schoolfriend at the age of 5.

Exactly, TSAP. Respect for your body, knowing how it works, etc.

And NOT using twinkle-fluff as a term for vulva

lol.

it's prob me being a stick in teh mud - all I really mean is do they need to know any mroe than

boys = winkle

girls = foof foof,

you only touch your own and it's special to you, and grown ups have 'special' cuddles.

maybe i'm naive, lol. then again should parents be teaching this to their children as opposed to in schools - I think that's what I mean more. but obv not all parents would do.

the whole mechanics/condoms thing should really wait - but then again kids as young as 11-13 are having babies arn't they so when would u teach it?

(glad i've got another 20 I mean 10 years before I worry too much - hopefully)

Is it NOT called a twinklefluff?!?!?!

It's far better that they learn about sex so it's not some big secret, only to be taught to them amid sniggers at an age when some of the more adventurous classmates are already experimenting with heavy petting and more.

It won't be the mechanics.

It will be the proper terms (seriously - foof foof???), and that babies don't come from a stork or a special shop at the hospital

that's what we call it - ds is 2.5 thou!

does a 4-6 year old need to know that it's a vagina and a penis thou?

Yes. They need clear terms.

I will admit I don't use them myself, we have boy bits and girl bits - but they are clear descriptions of what they are - there would be no misunderstandings if DD announced someone did something to her girly bits even if she was telling a stranger.

at rainbow kisses - I had to google it

BTW I agree with early sex ed and it should already be being done in terms of respecting each other, feeling, body parts, how bodies work. etc etc

DH wants to know why my face is squirmy

This is why MN is the best parenting website. You're always learning

Haven't seen the intended syllabus so I can't really comment
However, I do think they should be learning about loving relationships at home and at 4-6 it's about friendships and respect isn't it?
With a relationship as an extension of that, I don't see the point in making it sex education lesson.

should I google and find out what a rainbow kiss is or am I better off not knowing?

better off not knowing but can to resist ??

Dare I google rainbow kisses?

Oops. That'll teach me not to refresh threads after going to make a cuppa!

TBH, it'll be a relief if someone other than me can deal with DS's questions:

But if babies are made from a man's seed and a woman's egg and men keep the seed in their tentacles and ladies keep the egg in their tummies, how does the seed get to the egg?

Why oh why is his father never around when these things are raised?