why not? It cannot do them any harm, can it?!

I would have thought modern mothers were more up to date than mine was and would be giving these talks at home – I certainly did as I didn’t want my daughters being afraid of what might happen.
And we talked about all aspects of growing up around the tea table – my boys heard about menstruation and my girls heard about wet dreams. And every other aspect they were worried about was openly discussed too.

I remember something similar when my youngest sister had her period. She was in the toilet and screamed. I had to go and reassure her. My mother hadn’t told her anything. To me neither!

Important lessons, I remember ours at school

Definitely. My mum had no idea what was happening when she got her period at school. She thought she was dying !

Absolutely. I know a lot of kids don’t like those talks. My daughter always came home bored because they always say the same things. But this way we are sure kids are prepared and know their body better.

Yes they should. How could it ever be a bad thing to learn about how your body functions? Parents need to stop feeling squeamish and associating sex with shame. It’s why many kids won’t ask these kinds of questions of their parents and why they hide their exploration of their sexuality. The more educated they are, the more informed they are to make a choice about their own bodies. I’m open with my daughter about these topics because I don’t want her to make uneducated guesses or have the wrong information from kids her own age.

I think that children need to know all the appropriate facts, and be able to ask questions if need be. But I do think it needs to be started at home with parents, so communication is the key.

I think it would work better if parents were able to attend a session on how to have the talk with their child. I know when that time comes for me to talk to my daughter I have no idea how to go about it.

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  • • Ellen replied
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  One way to make that talk easier is by answering all questions your kids have in regards to sex/making love, how children are made and the human body from a young age in a way they understand.

It’s important for children to have some sort of sex education to ensure it is being talked about even if they don’t feel comfortable talking about it to their parents.

I think this should be the case. Accurate information in a classroom setting is a good idea. We did it this way when I was growing up

It’s always better for kids to get the correct and accurate information rather than second hand or poor info from their peers.

It could be too embarrassing for a lot of kids/parents to discuss. In a school environment, the information would be accurate without any euphemisms that could cause confusion.

Yes, every child needs to know the basics for life and this is part of that.

It’s always been compulsory so I wouldn’t know anything different

I think this is something parents should first educate their kids about and school can support this, so yes kids I think it’s a good thing kids receive sex education at school.

All children should be taught in school. I think it would be better at school due to a safe environment rather than out in public.

All children should definitely attend sex education classes! Sex is a part of life and they need to know the biological aspects of puberty as well as the sexual side of things. They should probably include more emotional and physiological areas as well

If Teachers have it as a subject to teach they should ensure that the way they they explain it should be age appropriate. I know one child who went home upset because she couldn’t understand a lot of what the teacher was saying. A discussion amongst the Mums picking their children up from school found that a few children felt the same way about it.

I think clear and informative sex education and relationships should be given to 12 year olds to give them the right messages about sexuality,love and responsibility. To raise awareness in a good environment, rather than learn on the internet and other sources… In my day they taught you how to bath a doll! the mind boggles.