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I'm giving the OP the benefit of the doubt. For all we know she has had or knows those who have had negative experiences from having sex early on and therefore wants to raise her DD in an environment that encourages waiting. No, I don't think it's effective either, but I get trying to raise your kid better than you were (assuming OP has negative history with sexual activity) and sometimes that results in different choices.

For example, maybe someone comes from a family of alcoholics and doesn't want her child around parents who drink openly. We can all say, "Seeing an adult drink at a dinner party doesn't lead to alcoholism, and besides, your kid is 6! she's not going to pop open a cold one anytime soon." But that person may be sensitive to exposure from an early age. OP may not think 6 is too early for this or maybe she wants to have her DD build a community for years that openly values abstinence.

We just don't know.[/quote]

The problem is, the only time I have actually seen this "work", is when abstinence was one of many values help by a close-knit faith or cultural community. Children raised in such communities will sometimes (not always) willingly delay intercourse until they are at least in a serious relationship, and even pass those values to their own children. On the other hand, kids raised with abstinence as "the" value are much more likely to join the ranks of guilt-ridden neurotics or teenage parents. [/quote]

Sure, but I'm not going to say OP is "out there" or creepy for pursuing this path.[/quote]

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