Why are parents allowed to opt out of sex ed?

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

I work in criminal justice and there are multiple studies that children who learn about sex and proper terms early on are less likely to be victims of abuse than children who are not informed.

Parents who opt out of this are doing their children a disservice.

Hope nothing bad
You raise your kids, I’ll raise mine. I know mine will be ok.

Why are you so afraid of words? Is your child's life going to be ruined if they hear the word penis or vagina?

My kids know those words. We use them from birth. I don’t want teachers at school discussing sexual topics with my kids but it’s got nothing to do with my kids not knowing correct terminology.

My kids know that boys and men have penises, girls and women have vaginas.

I can tell they haven't attended sex ed classes. If they did, they would have learned that that isn't always the case.

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What I'm learning is that the parents who want to be able to opt out are probably the ones who would reject a kid who came out to them.

I'd like those kids to be hearing that they're normal and that they're not alone.

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

I work in criminal justice and there are multiple studies that children who learn about sex and proper terms early on are less likely to be victims of abuse than children who are not informed.

Parents who opt out of this are doing their children a disservice.

Hope nothing bad
You raise your kids, I’ll raise mine. I know mine will be ok.

Why are you so afraid of words? Is your child's life going to be ruined if they hear the word penis or vagina?

My kids know those words. We use them from birth. I don’t want teachers at school discussing sexual topics with my kids but it’s got nothing to do with my kids not knowing correct terminology.

My kids know that boys and men have penises, girls and women have vaginas.

I can tell they haven't attended sex ed classes. If they did, they would have learned that that isn't always the case.

And this is why a lot of parents want to opt out. Your views are religious, not scientific.

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

I work in criminal justice and there are multiple studies that children who learn about sex and proper terms early on are less likely to be victims of abuse than children who are not informed.

Parents who opt out of this are doing their children a disservice.

Hope nothing bad
You raise your kids, I’ll raise mine. I know mine will be ok.

Why are you so afraid of words? Is your child's life going to be ruined if they hear the word penis or vagina?

My kids know those words. We use them from birth. I don’t want teachers at school discussing sexual topics with my kids but it’s got nothing to do with my kids not knowing correct terminology.

My kids know that boys and men have penises, girls and women have vaginas.

I can tell they haven't attended sex ed classes. If they did, they would have learned that that isn't always the case.

And this is why a lot of parents want to opt out. Your views are religious, not scientific.

If you're teaching your kid that XY=penis=male and XX=vagina=female and that all humans are one or the other, you're scientifically wrong

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

I work in criminal justice and there are multiple studies that children who learn about sex and proper terms early on are less likely to be victims of abuse than children who are not informed.

Parents who opt out of this are doing their children a disservice.

Hope nothing bad
You raise your kids, I’ll raise mine. I know mine will be ok.

Why are you so afraid of words? Is your child's life going to be ruined if they hear the word penis or vagina?

My kids know those words. We use them from birth. I don’t want teachers at school discussing sexual topics with my kids but it’s got nothing to do with my kids not knowing correct terminology.

My kids know that boys and men have penises, girls and women have vaginas.

I can tell they haven't attended sex ed classes. If they did, they would have learned that that isn't always the case.

And this is why a lot of parents want to opt out. Your views are religious, not scientific.

If you're teaching your kid that XY=penis=male and XX=vagina=female and that all humans are one or the other, you're scientifically wrong

And if you're teaching your kid that males should play girls sports and use their bathrooms and locker rooms if they feel like girls, you're teaching a religion.

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

I work in criminal justice and there are multiple studies that children who learn about sex and proper terms early on are less likely to be victims of abuse than children who are not informed.

Parents who opt out of this are doing their children a disservice.

Hope nothing bad
You raise your kids, I’ll raise mine. I know mine will be ok.

Why are you so afraid of words? Is your child's life going to be ruined if they hear the word penis or vagina?

My kids know those words. We use them from birth. I don’t want teachers at school discussing sexual topics with my kids but it’s got nothing to do with my kids not knowing correct terminology.

My kids know that boys and men have penises, girls and women have vaginas.

I can tell they haven't attended sex ed classes. If they did, they would have learned that that isn't always the case.

And this is why a lot of parents want to opt out. Your views are religious, not scientific.

If you're teaching your kid that XY=penis=male and XX=vagina=female and that all humans are one or the other, you're scientifically wrong

And if you're teaching your kid that males should play girls sports and use their bathrooms and locker rooms if they feel like girls, you're teaching a religion.

That's not sex ed, though. That's politics & government.

I'm happy to limit discussions of behavior in sex ed class to consent and making informed decisions, including taking any more weight off informed decisions about whether to be sexually active. That means not holding up "abstinence" as a universally best choice.

You in?

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

I work in criminal justice and there are multiple studies that children who learn about sex and proper terms early on are less likely to be victims of abuse than children who are not informed.

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Parents who opt out of this are doing their children a disservice.

Hope nothing bad
You raise your kids, I’ll raise mine. I know mine will be ok.

Why are you so afraid of words? Is your child's life going to be ruined if they hear the word penis or vagina?

My kids know those words. We use them from birth. I don’t want teachers at school discussing sexual topics with my kids but it’s got nothing to do with my kids not knowing correct terminology.

My kids know that boys and men have penises, girls and women have vaginas.

I can tell they haven't attended sex ed classes. If they did, they would have learned that that isn't always the case.

And this is why a lot of parents want to opt out. Your views are religious, not scientific.

If you're teaching your kid that XY=penis=male and XX=vagina=female and that all humans are one or the other, you're scientifically wrong

And if you're teaching your kid that males should play girls sports and use their bathrooms and locker rooms if they feel like girls, you're teaching a religion.

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

I work in criminal justice and there are multiple studies that children who learn about sex and proper terms early on are less likely to be victims of abuse than children who are not informed.

Parents who opt out of this are doing their children a disservice.

Hope nothing bad
You raise your kids, I’ll raise mine. I know mine will be ok.

Why are you so afraid of words? Is your child's life going to be ruined if they hear the word penis or vagina?

My kids know those words. We use them from birth. I don’t want teachers at school discussing sexual topics with my kids but it’s got nothing to do with my kids not knowing correct terminology.

My kids know that boys and men have penises, girls and women have vaginas.

I can tell they haven't attended sex ed classes. If they did, they would have learned that that isn't always the case.

And this is why a lot of parents want to opt out. Your views are religious, not scientific.

If you're teaching your kid that XY=penis=male and XX=vagina=female and that all humans are one or the other, you're scientifically wrong

And if you're teaching your kid that males should play girls sports and use their bathrooms and locker rooms if they feel like girls, you're teaching a religion.

That's not sex ed, though. That's politics & government.

I'm happy to limit discussions of behavior in sex ed class to consent and making informed decisions, including taking any more weight off informed decisions about whether to be sexually active. That means not holding up "abstinence" as a universally best choice.

You in?

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Answer NoO from humans not in a bible thumping cult that protects pedos over children

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Anyone on this thread not wanting sex ed in schools please leave public schools your ignorance just dumbs down the rest of studies for everyone else.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t believe parents should be telling schools what to teach their children.

Who is “thier” here? Whose children?

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Anonymous wrote:had kids opt out of dissection, gym class, gym showers, recess, creation, evolution, anatomy, computer usage, library, and sex Ed among other things.

Why dissection? Genuinely curious, especially since you’re the 2nd person to mention it.

I’ve had cats since I can remember. My grandmother hoarded them. To me cats are friends and family. They tried to make us dissect cats obviously I’m fundamentally against that and did not participate.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't want my 4th grader know how to perform intercourse inpublic.

Due to the rise of people like this ^ sex ed isn’t going to be offered at all soon in public schools. The right has succeeded in painting teachers as groomers who want to teach elementary schoolers how to have sex.

I’d believe you but unfortunately my elementary age kids came home with a worksheet referencing the “gay and trans community” and with a trans flag 2 years ago with out the school even asking me if this was ok to teach

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Anonymous wrote:Kids shouldn't be getting their sex education primarily from schools. I get that some parents are OK with outsourcing this, but for the others, they should have the right to opt out.

The type of people who opt out just tell their kids "sex is bad" and leave it at that.

IMO the way some of these religious nuts approach sex Ed (teaching kids crazy stuff like using tampons is bad) or not giving your kid sufficient info borders on abusive.

That's a very dumb assumption. I will opt out of sex ed, but I'm not teaching my kids any of the stuff you outlined. We'll opt out because it's part of an ongoing discussion on their bodies, boundaries, and health that's been going on since they were babies. We're they're resource for this info and if they have questions, we want them to come to us.

Are you threatened by schools teaching the same info as at home?

But its not the same info.

MS sex ed has information on anal sex

Totally unnecessary for a 12 year old

Again, your 12 yo is likely hearing about this from their peers, probably discussed in an overexcited and misinformed fashion. They might benefit from hearing it discussed calmly and sanely by an adult, so the info can be processed. And all this comes with emphasis on boundaries, autonomy, and safety.

That's a pretty big assumption to make. I actually don't think they are talking about it.

And even if there is one kid that talks about it, that doesn't mean its ok to formalize it into the curriculum. That doesnt mean they are emotionally ready to hear a teacher discuss it

What? 12 year olds aren't emotionally ready to hear about sex? Are you the same parent who isn't giving her child a phone until high school and walks her kid to school daily?

Let me tell you, your 12 year old is hearing about sex. May even get her (ZOMG) period. Hopefully you are having these discussions. If not - my kid is FOR SURE telling yours

Look, I've been very proactive in speaking to my 12yo DS about sex. He understand the mechanics of it, and he understands how his body his changing. We have talks often about how to speak and treat his female peers with his respect.

He doesn't need to learn about two men having anal sex for pleasure from his burly old man gym teacher.

And based off the questions that he comes to me with, I'm quite sure that none of his friends are discussing anal sex.

It is possible to keep your kids exposed to age appropriate materials. Not all of us have thrown our hands up in defeat and accepted the fact that we can't limit what they know until they are ready to hear it

This is not being taught during Family Life Education in public schools. You.Are.Lying.

How old are you? I myself personally learned about anal sex and oral sex in 6th grade science class

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Anonymous wrote:How is anal sex discussed now?

It's discussed in the back half of the class.

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