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At What Age Is It Right To Tell A Child About "Sex"

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I got asked this question by a friend with children the other day. Wondering at what age he should tell his children about sex, and more importantly, the role sex plays - both biologically and the link with romance. If a child see's sex in a clinical way, without knowing what it is, he could think Dad is hurting Mom. On the other hand, another work friend had their child taught sex education at 11, and I'm not sure if that isn't too young....but if children are having their own relations at 13 (and sometimes younger) then maybe we should be telling them. My problem is that it destroys childhood in a way.

Personally, I had a pretty closed childhood as far as sex was concerned, whether it was because they didn't teach me sex education at school - every lesson descended to shouts of "show us your tits miss" - or because none of my friends were girls so I never really got the chance to spend time with them (I also went to a single sex school my entire Primary and Secondary education) and as a result I learned about sex through the Science book in basic Biology. The chapter on reproduction was quite insightful. It was only after that I started to learn more about what sex actually was beyond the act of reproduction.

When I finally did mix with girls in college I appreciated the "female form" more then just a dumping ground for my sperm. When I finally did sleep with a girl I had more confidence and maturity then most. But again, I was older then most of my friends when I lost my virginity, and I think that helped a lot.

On the other hand, I also enjoyed being innocent about the whole thing, and looking back I didn't need to know at 11 what my penis did other then I used it to go to the toliet.

What do you guys think, when should a child be told about sex, and what should be discussed when?

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Dudess

dlofnep wrote: »

"Up the bum, no harm done. Up the fanny and she's a mammy."

"In the gob..."

Help a sista out with a rhyme here folks.

dr.bollocko

Dudess wrote: »

"In the gob..."

Help a sista out with a rhyme here folks.

Nob, lob, bob and job all rhyme with gob. As does corn on the cob.
Jaysus let alone a couplet you could write a filthy sonnet with all that at your disposal.

citizen_p

only education i had about it was sex ed in school, and that was by nuns and not great..... everything else was from friends, girlfriend and of course the internet....

IvySlayer

Dudess wrote: »

"In the gob..."

Help a sista out with a rhyme here folks.

In the gob, that's called a bl...

You can finish.

OutlawPete

Dudess wrote: »

"In the gob... that's a blow job"

EDIT: Damn you Ivy

sam34

Dudess wrote: »

"In the gob..."

Help a sista out with a rhyme here folks.

in the gob if shes on the blob

IvySlayer

OutlawPete wrote: »

?

Thief :mad:

sam34

dlofnep wrote: »

Ah jesus. You don't have to tell them anything.

They will learn off their classmates in school.

My sex education came in the form of rhymes in school.

"Up the bum, no harm done. Up the fanny and she's a mammy."

up the gee, its pregnancy

OutlawPete

IvySlayer wrote: »

Thief :mad:

I had the reply open ages thinking

Helix

me_right_one wrote: »

When puberty is in full swing, 14-15 ish. That way all the bits and pieces they learned from school will start to make sense.

jesus christ are you for real?

how many 14 year olds do you honestly think dont know the ins and outs (no pun intended) of sex in this day and age?

a kid should be told when they ask

i dont understand the faffing around the subject like its something that shouldnt be discussed. its a function of the human body, and telling kids made up fairy tales to preserve your own modesty does nothing useful imo

Dudess

sam34 wrote: »

in the gob if shes on the blob

You haf vun this thread Miss Sam.

sam34

Dudess wrote: »

You haf vun this thread Miss Sam.

no doubt about it, i'm a classy bird

Dudess

Indeed, you have yourself a membership of my and Abi's classy chicks club. :pac:

quicklickpaddy

Well you don't want them finding out off the internet... They could end up with some very very deluded views on sex... Especially if they come to AH

Dublin_Gunner

IvySlayer wrote: »

In the cob, that's called a bl...

You can finish.

Thanks, just did

In the gob, she ain't no snob.

me_right_one

Helix wrote: »

jesus christ are you for real?

how many 14 year olds do you honestly think dont know the ins and outs (no pun intended) of sex in this day and age?

a kid should be told when they ask

i dont understand the faffing around the subject like its something that shouldnt be discussed. its a function of the human body, and telling kids made up fairy tales to preserve your own modesty does nothing useful imo

Hey whats your fcukin problem? Of course I'm for real. Did YOU know everything about sex at 14? Maybe you did, but not every kid does. And the reason this information is kept controlled is nothing to do with modesty:rolleyes:, its about being mature enough to know how to handle it. would you let a 14 year old drive a car? FFS

Dublin_Gunner

me_right_one wrote: »

Hey whats your fcukin problem? Of course I'm for real. Did YOU know everything about sex at 14? Maybe you did, but not every kid does. And the reason this information is kept controlled is nothing to do with modesty:rolleyes:, its about being mature enough to know how to handle it. would you let a 14 year old drive a car? FFS

Whether you let them or not, they're doing it.

I'd rather they know the ropes if they're gonna do it anyway.

Cheap Thrills!

14 is way too late, sure most teenagers of that age wouldn't even be virgins.

I knew everything at 7.

You couldn't be going around at 14 (or even 10) in ignorance of sex. It just isn't possible.

cynder

My brother was driving the car at 10 and joy riding the land lords tractor at 12. Became a dad at 16/17.

MY 10 year old know the basics and the book i gave her explained things she might be too embarrassed to ask. Yes there is lots of sex talk in 6th class, at 14/15 they probably know more then their parents do.

quicklickpaddy

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

I knew everything at 7.

Oh yeah? Well I knew everything at 6 and a half

Dudess

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

14 is way too late, sure most teenagers of that age wouldn't even be virgins.

That's a myth made up by the red-top media.

cynder

me_right_one wrote: »

would you let a 14 year old drive a car? FFS

Yes, but not on the roads

When my lady turns 14 she will be taken onto private land (our friends land) and taught how to drive a car. she even borrow our friends quad bikes. I first drove a car at 12/13 it was a red peugeot estate (304???)

ScumLord

As soon as they ask about it, I don't see any point in lying to them about a fundamental part of life. Children deserve straightforward answers to straight forward questions there's no point confusing them with nonsense in an attempt to save them from ancient hangups.

Sulmac

Show them this and they'll be grand.

stovelid

sam34 wrote: »

up the gee, its pregnancy

Up the gee, children's allowance spree

Up the gicker, mornings less sicker

Up the arse, nursery a bit sparse

Up the shitter, no babysitter

/sorry

Dudess

When they start asking questions, whatever age that is. Sex shouldn't be put on a pedestal or treated as something it's dangerous to know about under a certain age - it's a beautiful thing, man...

/puts daisychain in hair

Dudess

stovelid wrote: »

Up the gee, children's allowance spree

Up the gicker, mornings less sicker

Up the arse, nursery a bit sparse

Up the shitter, no babysitter

/sorry

Poor OP - they went to the trouble of writing a long, serious opening post... and look how it's turned out... :pac:

Dublin_Gunner

Dudess wrote: »

Poor OP - they went to the trouble of writing a long, serious opening post... and look how it's turned out... :pac:

'tis the curse of AH.

Caveat Emptor

if I knew what 'OP' beware was in Latin, I'd post it. You get the idea lol

El Siglo

dlofnep wrote: »

Ah jesus. You don't have to tell them anything.

They will learn off their classmates in school.

My sex education came in the form of rhymes in school.

"Up the bum, no harm done. Up the fanny and she's a mammy."

We also had; "Up the fanny, you're mammy's a granny".

quicklickpaddy

Sulmac wrote: »

Show them this and they'll be grand.

I hesitantly clicked on that expecting the Blue Waffle... Phew