Is it wrong that I find the idea of a 12 year old girl coming out as bisexual to be unsettling?

[Anonymous]

The American Academy of Pediatrics is very clear that it is normal for children to develop a sense of their sexual orientation during puberty, and that some kids may have a sense of that at an even earlier age. I'll stick with the medical professionals and their peer reviewed science, thanks.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/Four-Stages-of-Coming-Out.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The American Academy of Pediatrics is very clear that it is normal for children to develop a sense of their sexual orientation during puberty, and that some kids may have a sense of that at an even earlier age. I'll stick with the medical professionals and their peer reviewed science, thanks.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/Four-Stages-of-Coming-Out.aspx

Oh sure. Nothing political at all there. No siree. Not at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The American Academy of Pediatrics is very clear that it is normal for children to develop a sense of their sexual orientation during puberty, and that some kids may have a sense of that at an even earlier age. I'll stick with the medical professionals and their peer reviewed science, thanks.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/Four-Stages-of-Coming-Out.aspx

Oh sure. Nothing political at all there. No siree. Not at all.

It's the AAP. They establish the standards for medical care for kids in the US. If you take your kids to doctors, I presume you accept that they have some medical knowhow. You don't get to say, " I believe what they say about broken arms and vaccines, but not about sexual orientation, because the latter research contradicts my narrow world view."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The American Academy of Pediatrics is very clear that it is normal for children to develop a sense of their sexual orientation during puberty, and that some kids may have a sense of that at an even earlier age. I'll stick with the medical professionals and their peer reviewed science, thanks.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/Four-Stages-of-Coming-Out.aspx

Oh sure. Nothing political at all there. No siree. Not at all.

It's the AAP. They establish the standards for medical care for kids in the US. If you take your kids to doctors, I presume you accept that they have some medical knowhow. You don't get to say, " I believe what they say about broken arms and vaccines, but not about sexual orientation, because the latter research contradicts my narrow world view."

Of course I "get" to say that. Anyone who knows anything about these organizations (clearly not you) knows that they are bought and paid for, and that certain lines of thinking are the party line.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The American Academy of Pediatrics is very clear that it is normal for children to develop a sense of their sexual orientation during puberty, and that some kids may have a sense of that at an even earlier age. I'll stick with the medical professionals and their peer reviewed science, thanks.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/Four-Stages-of-Coming-Out.aspx

Oh sure. Nothing political at all there. No siree. Not at all.

It's the AAP. They establish the standards for medical care for kids in the US. If you take your kids to doctors, I presume you accept that they have some medical knowhow. You don't get to say, " I believe what they say about broken arms and vaccines, but not about sexual orientation, because the latter research contradicts my narrow world view."

Of course I "get" to say that. Anyone who knows anything about these organizations (clearly not you) knows that they are bought and paid for, and that certain lines of thinking are the party line.

"Bought and paid for"? By whom? It's a non profit. The doctor members don't get money from a professional organization. Who pays them? Parents of bisexual teens?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The American Academy of Pediatrics is very clear that it is normal for children to develop a sense of their sexual orientation during puberty, and that some kids may have a sense of that at an even earlier age. I'll stick with the medical professionals and their peer reviewed science, thanks.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/Four-Stages-of-Coming-Out.aspx

Oh sure. Nothing political at all there. No siree. Not at all.

It's the AAP. They establish the standards for medical care for kids in the US. If you take your kids to doctors, I presume you accept that they have some medical knowhow. You don't get to say, " I believe what they say about broken arms and vaccines, but not about sexual orientation, because the latter research contradicts my narrow world view."

Of course I "get" to say that. Anyone who knows anything about these organizations (clearly not you) knows that they are bought and paid for, and that certain lines of thinking are the party line.

"Bought and paid for"? By whom? It's a non profit. The doctor members don't get money from a professional organization. Who pays them? Parents of bisexual teens? [/

Well for one , the drug companies. You don't seem yo know much about how medical research works and is funded and I don't have time to explain it all to you. But there is no real science on this subject. It's all subjective psychology which is very easy to manipulate with political whims.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 13 year old is worried that he is aromantic because he hasn't had a crush on anyone yet. Sometimes I think that there is too much labeling.

Tell him he's only aromatic when he doesn't use his deo.

Haha.

But truthfully, labels can do more harm than good at this point.

[Anonymous]

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Well for one , the drug companies. You don't seem yo know much about how medical research works and is funded and I don't have time to explain it all to you. But there is no real science on this subject. It's all subjective psychology which is very easy to manipulate with political whims.

The drug companies benefit from the AAP's position on sexual orientation during puberty because something something something.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Well for one , the drug companies. You don't seem yo know much about how medical research works and is funded and I don't have time to explain it all to you. But there is no real science on this subject. It's all subjective psychology which is very easy to manipulate with political whims.

The drug companies benefit from the AAP's position on sexual orientation during puberty because something something something.

Let's connect the dots and follow the money...

Drug companies ALWAYS benefit from inserting themselves into medical organizations like AAP, and in influencing their research, particularly in issues like this that are, shall we say, "soft sciences" and very subjective in analysis.

Create problem = create diagnosis = create drugs and other procedures for treatment.

Viola. It's quite simple, really.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Well for one , the drug companies. You don't seem yo know much about how medical research works and is funded and I don't have time to explain it all to you. But there is no real science on this subject. It's all subjective psychology which is very easy to manipulate with political whims.

The drug companies benefit from the AAP's position on sexual orientation during puberty because something something something.

Let's connect the dots and follow the money...

Drug companies ALWAYS benefit from inserting themselves into medical organizations like AAP, and in influencing their research, particularly in issues like this that are, shall we say, "soft sciences" and very subjective in analysis.

Create problem = create diagnosis = create drugs and other procedures for treatment.

Viola. It's quite simple, really.

You didn't read the link, did you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I teach middle schoolers and don't find it concerning in the least that they are thinking about their sexuality and where they fit. What I do find concerning is the big coming out statements and declarations at school. It's becoming an attention seeking activity. Don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to kids being supported in their thoughts. What I'm seeing is kids making these dramatic declarations and then being surrounded by their 80 closest friends for support and love. It's school. They should be there to learn and have conversations with their actual friends and teachers, not spending much of the day discussing multiple peers sexuality.

So every thought a middle schooler has -- whether real, clearly thought out, true, beneficial to them, kind to others, etc., or not -- needs to be "supported?"

That is what you, as a middle school teacher, believe?

I do hope you're not teaching my 8th grader.

No, you are twisting the thought. Middle schoolers crave affirmation and support. As a parent, I will support my middle schooler in figuring out her thoughts and figuring out which are true, beneficial, kind to others and which are simply attention seeking, not kind etc... Support to me means being there as a sounding board and figuring out when to just listen and when to give advice and when to get others such as counselor or doctor involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter's friend also came out as Pan sexual in 8th grade. Who cares? Live and let live? Teens are just trying to figure out who they are and sort out identity issues. Not everything can be tied in a neat bow.

And how is a parent supposed to handle sleepovers is their daughter's best friend comes out as Pansexual?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter's friend also came out as Pan sexual in 8th grade. Who cares? Live and let live? Teens are just trying to figure out who they are and sort out identity issues. Not everything can be tied in a neat bow.

And how is a parent supposed to handle sleepovers is their daughter's best friend comes out as Pansexual?

In whatever way the parent considers appropriate.

[Anonymous]

There are MANY Instagram accounts convincing young people they they are pan, asexual, aromantic, demisexual, and other things just just didn’t need to be said.

[Anonymous]

Whatever. Live and let live. You don’t need to react to everything teens do and say.