Sex ed in primary schools?
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Comments (11)Just FYI, when doing foster care or fostering-to-adopt there are commonly very strict (State-determined) rules about the ages and sex assortments permissible in bedrooms (and square foot-per-occupant rules, too. As a general rule, by toddler-hood, sexes must be separated, even for sibling groups. And there are sometimes age-spread limitations, as well. Of course these rules reflect concern over potential for sex abuse or exploitation (or at least agency concerns of that happening on their watch!) Many kids in foster care have already experienced more than their fair share of trouble, and of course occasionally while in foster care are still at risk, unfortunately. If you're interested in doing foster care, there is always a need for homes, since the demand almost always exceeds the supply, alas. You local child welfare organization, or private agency would be thrilled to hear from a possible new recruit. Give them a call, and they can spell out the local regs. I'll attach a link to a wonderful foster parent forum/ support board. I think this one is the best f/c resource on the web. Here is a link that might be useful: Foster Parent Support Board/Discussion Forum...See MoreSpeaking of Sex Education....
Comments (14)I had a very embarassing experience when I was in sixth grade. We had a big windstorm and our garbage can tipped over and all the trash blew around. I was told to pick it all up. I found some of my mother's used napkins. When I came in, i told her "Somebody must have had an operation". We had already seen the movie in school "Growing Up and Liking It" but I didn't make the connection. I know my Mom had a purple box in her closet marked "Kotex". We bought a female puppy and one day she was dripping blood. I also remember the morning I woke up and found my pajama bottoms full of blood. Very traumatic. My girlfriends later told me exactly what the sex act was. Dumb little girl I was! Wish Mom had given me a detailed book to read. I loved books and I had a library card. At that age I had read Little Women, Wuthering Heights, and always read my mother's Redbook magazines....See MoreTalking about sex with a child?
Comments (24)OMG, how did I miss the awkwardness of my subject heading? Good call on the dangling participle thing. I'm a high school teacher, actually, and normally a crazy person about conventions in syntax and grammar... Anyway - thanks to everybody for the warm welcome and the wonderful advice. I've actually been reading your posts for at least 3 or 4 months now. I think I stumbled over here once we were done with our kitchen renovation and the kitchen forum no longer held the same interest. I will definitely look for a couple of the book suggestions that have been recommended...my daughter is a big American Girl nut, so I will look for the one that is offered there. Actually, "Where Did I Come From?" is the one my own parents gave me in the 70s - I'll never forget that the pleasure of sex is described there as something like you might feel when you sneeze! And for another flashback, my daughter actually has my old copy of "Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret?" --I keep hoping she'll pass it over for another title - at least until I've actually had "the talk" with her... maybe this weekend, in honor of her b-day. Thanks so much......See Moreprivate vs public school education
Comments (34)I have a very alternative view to public VS. private school. I am currently 18 and have attended both forms of schooling, and am currently in Home/Online Schooling. For me, Public School was not an option. I found that bullies were slapped on the wrist and pushed back out on the playing field where they could do it again and again, and the cycle was never broken...many a times there were "anti-bully" movements at our school, but very few were actually effective in treating the issue...if they stopped in school, it'd pick back up out of school... Many children in class were unwilling to pay attention and participate, and a long time was spent listening to them get lectured, instead of focusing on the curriculum. Not a lot was accomplished in class so we were expected to use a great amount of out-of-school time to focus on school projects and get them completed... I just wasn't happy. I also started hanging out with "the wrong crowd" and doing drugs and drinking under age, etc. Not every kid will do this, and if you stay on top of things and maintain good lines of communication and a FRIENDSHIP as well as a parent-child relationship with your children, you probably won't have an issue with this. My mom refused to see on an eye-to-eye level with me, and we had a very poor time getting along at home...my dad was always away at work so our relationship didn't account for much during my high school years. The upside, however, was that I was able to socialize and engage in extracurricular activities such as volley ball and track and field. Since joining online school, I have noticed that my grades are much higher...they make the courses so that anyone and everyone can understand them (so that they don't get a flood of questions every 10 minutes about different topics that are difficult to comprehend.) They provide online real-time tutoring, free of charge. There are still field trips for many of the distance education schools that help everyone get together and develop/enhance their social skills. You work at your own pace (I finished a single grade in half the time it takes public school to finish...this is excellent since I am a 2x drop out it means I have the ability to catch up with my peers more quickly.) you set your own schedule...as long as you are doing 4hrs of work per day you will be on par with the public system. I do 6+ hours which means I am surpassing them...since I should've graduated last year I will not graduate before my peers at this point, but I will definitely not be too far behind...a year at most. It really depends on the situation. I would say online schooling takes a lot of dedication, and if you are unable to supervise and ensure that work is getting done, public school would probably be a better bet. It is super easy for a student to say they are completing the work, when they in fact aren't. (Hence my second "drop out"....got kicked out of online school for not completing work in a timely manner...did nothing to re-enroll until recently.) I think if you are home daily and have enough time to contribute and make sure that the work is being completed and they are grasping concepts, online/home schooling is excellent. I like that I can decide who I interact with and who I don't, I have time to manage a work life as well as my school life...I get the social skills I need out of my work life, as many of us know we often interact with people we both like and dislike throughout our work days. Sorry this is so all over the place LOL, I'd edit through it but I am off to apply for a new job and need to get going . . . Hopefully I got my point across about the pros & cons of both! Both are extremely beneficial It just hugely depends on your situation at hand. OH another key point - if the kids are younger I think public school is definitely a good idea - it gives them a chance to establish a circle of friends and to learn how to interact in various positive and negative social situations, if they are too young to extract those experiences from a work life. :)...See Morejaney_alabama
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