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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Everyone has been very thoughtful in responding even with disagreement, and I truly appreciate it. I know it could have gone the other direction.

It's given me food for thought. I am trying to find a balance. Maybe it's not feasible in this "day and age" to completely eliminate the words / phrases I was never allowed to say.

Honest question. [b]To me, getting in trouble at school is a massively big deal. Anything that puts you in the teacher's cross hairs deserves attention at home. Is that not something that bothers others in a particular context, like this one?[/b] [/quote]

Before you assume that she "got in trouble", I would clarify with her teacher and the principal. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a policy that teacher's aren't allowed to discuss certain topics, so kids automatically go to the administrator's office for the conversation. That's CYA for the school and the teacher so some kid doesn't go home saying "Ms. Larlo was talking about VAGINAS AND PENISES at school today" and parents freak out over that. Any school will know this is developmentally normal behavior, and a guiding conversation about appropriateness isn't the same as "trouble."

School is MUCH different from when we were kids. Ask about this at your next parent teacher conference and see what her teachers think. I don't think they'd want you punishing her for every correction she gets during the day. [/quote]

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