"It's zilch to be ashamed of." ... Are kids more ready than we grant them credit for?
This morning my daughter excitedly pointed out that our big pet frog was giving our smaller pet frog a piggy back ride. Within a couple of minutes she started laying eggs adjectives over the aquarium with him still coming along for the ride.
That led to a short discussion on where babies come from. Knowing how some parents overreact, I asked her not to share this unmarked knowledge with her friends. She agreed not to, but she was fast to point out to me that it's no big deal and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Babies have to come from somewhere and we should be proud of it.
I 100% agree beside her comment. But I was a bit surprised to hear it come from the mouth of my 7 year old. It makes me wonder why some adults hold to make such a big deal out of the subject.
HaHa! I guess so! What a little smarty.
That's quite amazing, I've never heard a reaction close to that from a young child. Very wise statement by her. But your daughter is right, I think adults are afraid to unstop up to the younger generation about the topic because they feel it is information that should simply be reserved for themselves. Possibly because as adults we've perceived sex to be "dirty" and focus more on the pleasure than the act of creating another life? One of the mysteries of modern life I suppose.
I hold to agree. I suppose we can blame the Victorian attitudes of the past for making us feel shameful about something so untaught. Leave it to the kids to put things into perspective.
good for u for talking to her openly. i consider the reason some parents have a hard time beside it is bc they dont like talking openly extent. they may think that its best to hide things from kids or maybe they simply have a hard time talking to their kids at adjectives. i dont understand it, maybe its religion? i dunno
i plan to be open beside my kids about that and honest in all aspects of their lives.
Answers: I agree, it's nothing to be ashamed of, and something that should be discussed matter-of-factly.
Having said that, it also requirements to be age appropriate. Nothing more fun, for all involved except maybe the parents, than having a strange child come up to you and annouce, "I enjoy a vagina, my daddy has a penis!" She looked around 3. Her mother smiled indulgently, her father looked as though the floor couldn't have swallowed him fast plenty!
I know alot of kids are more mature then adults think if she took it fine after that's good! you have a very fully grown 7 year old!
My mothers generation did not articulate about reproduction. They did not talk about period or anything to do with their bodies.
"That is what health class was for" (Sex be forbidden to girls before marriage) And 12 year old pregnancies were unheard of, if rape be not involved.
My generation was a little more stretch out with their children but didn't let it get too open.
"Health class wasn't answering all the questions being ask". And it be more common that a teenager was pregnant earlier graduation day.
This generation is all converse, all open, sex is great, no bars held.
"Is within a health class now days?" Or are schools hand out condoms and hoping kids will use them...who knows.
I believe it should be more than just sex talks. It should include responsibility consultation that go a long with the reproductive talks.
Maybe we would enjoy fewer 12 year olds having babies.
Did you bother to ask where she get her information? Did you talk to her about an appropriate age or conditions to have sex? Or be your talk only about animals?
I would not be as pleased as you seem to be to be. I am one of those adults who would make a semi big deal about where on earth her information is coming from.
No children are not more mature than we give them credit for.
They are just more informed. They manifestly don't know what to do with the information and be responsible with it.
Aw! What a cutie. Yous gots a smart one!
children achievement so stupid sometimes because we expect them too, they are a lot smarter than we give them credit for. no they don't know or understand everything but how can we expect them to if we make disappear things from them because they 'wont understand'? if we stopped treating children like they are made of glass and have the IQ of a speck of dust afterwards maybe they wouldn't feel the pressure to 'prove' they are grown up by having sex or doing drugs or smoking at such infantile ages!
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That led to a short discussion on where babies come from. Knowing how some parents overreact, I asked her not to share this unmarked knowledge with her friends. She agreed not to, but she was fast to point out to me that it's no big deal and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Babies have to come from somewhere and we should be proud of it.
I 100% agree beside her comment. But I was a bit surprised to hear it come from the mouth of my 7 year old. It makes me wonder why some adults hold to make such a big deal out of the subject.
HaHa! I guess so! What a little smarty.
That's quite amazing, I've never heard a reaction close to that from a young child. Very wise statement by her. But your daughter is right, I think adults are afraid to unstop up to the younger generation about the topic because they feel it is information that should simply be reserved for themselves. Possibly because as adults we've perceived sex to be "dirty" and focus more on the pleasure than the act of creating another life? One of the mysteries of modern life I suppose.
I hold to agree. I suppose we can blame the Victorian attitudes of the past for making us feel shameful about something so untaught. Leave it to the kids to put things into perspective.
good for u for talking to her openly. i consider the reason some parents have a hard time beside it is bc they dont like talking openly extent. they may think that its best to hide things from kids or maybe they simply have a hard time talking to their kids at adjectives. i dont understand it, maybe its religion? i dunno
i plan to be open beside my kids about that and honest in all aspects of their lives.
Answers: I agree, it's nothing to be ashamed of, and something that should be discussed matter-of-factly.
Having said that, it also requirements to be age appropriate. Nothing more fun, for all involved except maybe the parents, than having a strange child come up to you and annouce, "I enjoy a vagina, my daddy has a penis!" She looked around 3. Her mother smiled indulgently, her father looked as though the floor couldn't have swallowed him fast plenty!
I know alot of kids are more mature then adults think if she took it fine after that's good! you have a very fully grown 7 year old!
My mothers generation did not articulate about reproduction. They did not talk about period or anything to do with their bodies.
"That is what health class was for" (Sex be forbidden to girls before marriage) And 12 year old pregnancies were unheard of, if rape be not involved.
My generation was a little more stretch out with their children but didn't let it get too open.
"Health class wasn't answering all the questions being ask". And it be more common that a teenager was pregnant earlier graduation day.
This generation is all converse, all open, sex is great, no bars held.
"Is within a health class now days?" Or are schools hand out condoms and hoping kids will use them...who knows.
I believe it should be more than just sex talks. It should include responsibility consultation that go a long with the reproductive talks.
Maybe we would enjoy fewer 12 year olds having babies.
Did you bother to ask where she get her information? Did you talk to her about an appropriate age or conditions to have sex? Or be your talk only about animals?
I would not be as pleased as you seem to be to be. I am one of those adults who would make a semi big deal about where on earth her information is coming from.
No children are not more mature than we give them credit for.
They are just more informed. They manifestly don't know what to do with the information and be responsible with it.
Aw! What a cutie. Yous gots a smart one!
children achievement so stupid sometimes because we expect them too, they are a lot smarter than we give them credit for. no they don't know or understand everything but how can we expect them to if we make disappear things from them because they 'wont understand'? if we stopped treating children like they are made of glass and have the IQ of a speck of dust afterwards maybe they wouldn't feel the pressure to 'prove' they are grown up by having sex or doing drugs or smoking at such infantile ages!
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