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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re really a 7th grader mom .. he could be my DD’s middle school BF. Both 12yo.

I had a first peck on the lips in 5th grade. I think that’s what you’re talking about right.

At 12, I think these kids may still be grossed out by open mouth kissing.

But watch out for hand stuff? Right?? (Ughhh)

I think it would be appropriate to teach these kids that nobody touches where the swimsuit covers. A rule that could keep things simple for a good while
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As a middle school teacher I can assure you they aren’t grossed out and many go very very fast [/quote]

Yes, truth. When my DD was in 8th grade (she's in 9th grade now), and her friends were mostly 13 yrs old, I heard about a couple of kids getting caught doing way more than open-mouth kissing in school stairways or in a bathroom. So most 7th graders probably know someone (and definitely know someone with an older sibling who's talking to them about sex) and it can go fast from "zero contact of any kind" through "first kisses & tentative touches" to... more.

So ask questions, be open, and as best you can try not to look horrified or freaked out but do express what you think.  Like if you feel like he's moving too fast at some point, name that and explain why.

And yes to teaching about consent. And if you haven't already drilled this into his head, remind him again and again that NOTHING that is ever put on the internet EVER completely disappears or is deleted, no matter what anyone tells him. He shouldn't put anything online that he would be embarrassed to show his grandmother. Seriously.[/quote]

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