hmm.. this just seems a little ridiculous nobody is comfortable with over sexualised children, but play yard crushes and interaction is just kids being human and socializing

Ridiculous idea! They are just little people doing who are showing affection and nothing sexualised at all. talk about over-reacting!

thank you for sharing this article

This breaks my heart. So now it’s sexualisation when people say ‘do you have a boyfriend’ to my four year old? Such a sad world we live in.

I completely agree. Relationships can be an emotional roller coaster. No need to get caught up in it too early. All too often it is parents/society encouraging the “boyfriend/girlfriend” thing from the earliest ages because it’s “cute”. I think we should back off it a bit.

thank you for this lovely article

I don’t think it should be banned – most boyfriend/girlfriend relationships are fairly innocent. I do think there should be some kind of relationship education at that age (as opposed to or in combination with, sex education). I honestly don’t think kids in primary school actually expect very much from each other except maybe to be able to proudly write your boyfriend’s name on your pencil case or something, but if there is a powerful influence in the group some kids could be pressured to head in a direction they are not ready for.

i dont think you should take it away..

I agree with CHICKEN83 …7 down.
Great parents and good values and know where your children are are a good start.

I agree with this principal. While it can be innocent and cute in most cases, just as it was when when we were ‘boyfriend’ or’girlfriend’ at the same age, it is sadly not always as innocent as we would like to believe. Recently I was given a wake up call by the amount of teens bragging online about being ‘wordly’, their supporting evidence? The fact that they are mature enough to be considered adults because they had happily made the chooce to have sex, a lot of them from the tender age of 10!!!!! *shocked face* thinking this couldnt be the “norm” I was shocked to discover that for a lot of kids this is the “norm”!!!!! Sadly I was recently made aware by numerous teens that my teen (at 15) was only 1 of 3 out of over 35+ kids in his year that is still a virgin!!!! I was shocked at their attitude and this alarming “norm” but the more I ask other teens the more horrified ive become most of them were ‘dating’ and some well on there way to their first sexual encounter before they were 10/11!!! It’s made me realise that this principals decision is a good idea and not all kids are as innocent as we would like to believe!

i think its a good idea

Thanks for your great post 🙂

you cant stop kids being kids

I agree with the principals action here, and applaud it. Children are learning very early, and their curiosity is aroused, and then they start exploring earlier than we often expect. Kids are growing up earlier than we realise. They have their whole adult lives to have boyfriends and girlfriends. No harm in encouraging it to be as late as possible!

Interesting read, thanks for the share

isn’t what is forbidden often what kids rebel against and do anyways. if you install good foundations for your children certainly you don’t need to worry about your 10 year old in this way.

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  AGREE!

I think the headmaster has over reacted, as at that age it would be only a friendship

I agree whole heartedly with their decision. The statistics on sexual history in tweens and teens is frightening.

A interesting read, thanks for sharing

thank you for sharing 🙂