How are babies made? We have consistently told our son that we made him out of love. This answer is no longer sufficient.
Firstly, he wants to know if he can make a baby with me! Well, we do share special love, but I’m his mum and he is 5!
Secondly, did it involve lots of kissing? He wants to know – because he is very jealous – there is to be no kissing or cuddling between Mr & Mrs Tara Plumbing without our little Boy getting in the middle. You’ve heard it said many times – children are a great contraceptive.
Now more detail is required.
I’ve told him what goes where.
What does my little boy say – just two things:
“Mummy, did it tickle?” and “When I’m a man I don’t want to do that”.
A young girl, only 9 or 10 years old, should she be aware of contraception- what do you think?
Let me tell you what I think:
children should be informed with honest answers to their questions at whatever age;
sex education should be taught at primary/junior school age;
girls should know about sex and contraception by the time they start menstruation (which is often at around age 10).
In this country we have a terrible record of high teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. It is common for teenagers to have sex, their first experiences, whilst drunk and without condoms.
In a great TV programme, C4 show that things could be so different:
I find it totally amazing that a parent has complained that her daughter (who is approx. 10) has been discussing condoms with another child at a Canterbury school .
It was excellent that older children got a very FULL education in Holland which included practising with condoms – of course, they were in senior school when it got to that, and the condom practical was on ‘artificial’ objects!
I have been lucky enough to meet Chad Varah, the founder of the Samaritans. He told me that he was motivated to change things because MANY young girls were committing suicide when they started menstruating because, back in those days, they were frightened, they did not know what was happening to them.
Ignorance is dangerous and scary. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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