Sexual Education in Elementary School?

Question

I remember in elementary school that they started sex ed classes in grade 4. Which worked for me because my parents didn't really have to sit me down and show me a book and do all of that wierd talk. But they did ask me afterwards if I had any questions. My question today is, Do you think that Grade 4 (or what ever grade it starts in your province/state) is too early for our children to be learning about that subject. Or do you think that it's a good idea, with our children now thinking that they are much older than they really are and learning to experiment at that age. Any thoughts and feedback is appreciated. THANKS!!!

Answer 1

when i was in elementary school in 4th or 5th grade they split up the girls and boys and told us about the puberty changes we were going to experience, but they didn't really talk about sex at all. Then in middle school they gave us the sex talk.

I think that telling us in 4-5th grade was just fine because some parents never talk to their kids about all the "changes" your body will go through. Some girls will get their periods in 5-6th grade, and it might be scary if no one explained that this was going to happen, and what you need to do.

Answer 2

i am a mother of a 13 yr old and she has friends that still know very little, if nothing about what sex really is. the ones that were educated very young (like her friend ashley) have already have sex, or done some kind of sexual act (hand job, ******** type thing). i think that sex ed. should begin at about 3, about private parts and things like that. as the child gets older, he/she should gradually learn more details. (other reasons for private parts besides peeing things like that) i think fifth is a good time to teach about sexual intercourse and the risks involved. and how do do it safely. eighth grade is when the child usually knows A TON of stuff about sex...pleasure, condoms, orals, fingering/hand jobs, and know the risks of disease, pregancy etc. from friends, teachers, classmates...and from there, can make thier own decisions.

Answer 3

I teach fourth grade and I think it is an appropriate time to start. They certainly don't give the sex talk in fourth grade. They talk to the kids about what kinds of things to expect during puberty in gender separated classes. A lot of the kids do need to hear around that time. Some will already be full-swing into puberty by fifth grade. Plus, it's nice to have someone else tell my students that they should start wearing deodorant. I think it is definitely a reasonable time to begin talking to kids about it.

Answer 4

I think its a good idea to keep the sex edu class in elementry school.. most kids already know some stuff about sex by the time they have the class.. so its better that the kids find out what everything is really about in school.. than by what their friends say.. because some parents never give their children the talk anyway.. mine never talked to me about any of that..

Answer 5

No, I don't think it is too early, especially with some kids starting to experiment with sex at age 11 or 12. Sad when kids that should still be playing with dolls are out getting pregnant because they don't know the dangers, or end up getting some deadly disease.

Answer 6

I think its the parents responsibility not the schools, the school shouldn't teach any sex ed, except for contraceptives, protection, safe sex, and stds, but this shouldn't be till middle school, what happened to the innocence of childhood, 4th grade is way too early!

Answer 7

I think they should be told as soon as they show any type of interest in boys/girls.
There was an 8 y/o here caught giving a 9 y/o boy head in a closet.
So I think it should not only be introduced at school, but brought up by parents who have curious young children.

Answer 8

I live in California but when i was in 4th grade(7th grade now) i lived in Pennsylvannia and if u were a girl u got the girl movie about how ur body is going to "change" and the boys got the boy movie. and that was ok cause most of the girls didn't kno that stuff then. but when i was in 5th grade the girls got the boy movie and bots got the girl movie. and now this year we have life Science and we get sex ed this year. i think we r at the age (most of us still 12) and we should kno that kinda stuff b4 we r teens.
(but don't worry bout me i kno to wait until i'm married to have sex and i really don't wanna get pregnant cause that would suck.) but i don't kno wat other kids do so i think most of the 7th graders in my school need sex ed and cause we have no choice but to take life science and learn bout that stuff.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Children should be taught about sex as soon as they start asking...
Not the romance of it but the scientific significance....