Has definitely made me think on the issue. Have a child in this grade myself and never even considered it an issue really, until now.

Seriously how many kids do you know that are engaging in sexual activities at that age hopefully we are not pushing our kids back into the ages where sex is a forbidden topic and shouldn’t be discussed how else do you think children become familiar and social with the opposite sex ” playing boyfriend and girlfriend ” is innocent this kind of rule is just going to make children Evan more interested in the opposite sex as it’s something that they are being restricted from

It’s a little sad when principals over react like this. Relationships at this age are often little more than friendship.

Was a good article to read

I think no matter what age kids will always do what they see others doing. So if they have a brother or sister that has a partner, they like to mimic the same thing. what better place then to be seen at school with a partner 🙂

this is a bit interesting!

This article is so interesting

I think its great a principal has stepped up to the plate. Sex is so saturated even the TV ads disgust me in prime time with suggestions of a sexual kind. Its up to us the public to make a stand against this.

I still can’t help but think this is an overreaction.

this is definitely food for thought

I dont think we should stop it, they going to get little crushes and its normal to act on them,
i say let them be just make sure they not doing anything sexual if you can help it.

if we try and stop them, they will hide it from people which is just gettting them started on hiding everything else.

I agree let them be kids first

I am kinda falling off the cliff with this one

I think that it’s a little sad that this is even a topic. My boy has both boy and girl friends and I hope the sexualisation of those terms is years away. I haven’t even thought about an appropriate age for that to happen.

I agree with the headmaster, but as others have said before, by forbidding such behaviour is only going to lead to secrecy. Talking with them and allowing the subject to remain open would hopefully encourage them to be open about what they’re feeling and/or experiencing

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a little boy or girlfriend, I had one in fact I was in grade 3 with a boy who became my proper boyfriend at 15, he’s sitting in the lounge room as we speak. Let kids enjoy this part of growing up 🙂

We should keep an eye on our children, but in the same breathe we have to let them be children.

When you ban something it only makes them hide it!

How sad that we take this away from the kids. it is not as if they are acting on anything, just saying they love someone which is natural

Its usually a bit of fun at that age. I’m not worried about my kids.

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  • • kjgarner replied
    • 19 Feb 2014 , 9:59 pm

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  yeah its quite cute really