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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FYI - some kids aren't ready to hear about it.  I am pro-sex-ed, but my 5th grader was traumatized (like crying) by the sex ed talks.  She even tried to opt herself out.  After seeing her reaction for a couple of days, I opted her out on the STD day.  She said they wouldn't let the kids cover their ears or eyes or put their heads down if there were parts that were too much.

So, just consider whether your child is really ready or how he/she reacts.  It might be more than your child is ready to see.  FWIW, I had verbally talked about the concepts before this... but the graphic nature of sex ed sent her over the edge.  [/quote]

My son had a similar reaction. It was too much for him. His exact words were that it was more than he was ready to know about right now. We also ended up opting out of STD day.[/quote]

Sorry, but how is sex ed traumatic? If my kid came home with that reaction, I would really question how they are presenting the curriculum that it is actually SCARY. It should be no more or less graphic than learning about the circulatory system or the digestive system. How is traumatic?[/quote]

You seriously don't understand how a kid who has not gone through puberty yet might be a little freaked out by the thought of bleeding once a month or having wet dreams not to mention the act of sex!  My own kids were pretty appalled by it all.  They weren't in tears or anything but they were still *kids* not hormonal teenagers so they really couldn't understand why in the world someone would want to do that...[/quote]

I don't get it either.  None of that stuff was news to me when taught in sex ed, so of course it wasn't traumatic.  Maybe this is evidence that you need to reveal more to them before they go into it?  (seriously, what fourth grader doesn't already know that she'll get a period some day?)[/quote]

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