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[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Seems parents protect their kids from nudity/sex, but turn a blind eye to South Park......and I don't get it. In one episode of South Park, a kid could hear 50 different "controversial" things, but a boob is just a boob. If your goal as a parent is to avoid getting pestered with questions, I'll take the boob --- it's only going to generate 1 or 2 questions, not 50.

Nudity is not an issue at all. We just make sure that the correct terminology is used to identify everything.

Sex as presented on "entertainment" TV\Media is not appropriate for my kids at their current age.

Sex as presented on documentaries\research\learning while still not appropriate for their age would turn into a learning opportunity on human anatomy and how things work. Not really a big deal in my book, but I would much rather wait awhile longer for that discussion.


No question is unwelcome in our house (though there are some my wife prefers I answer)

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

No question is unwelcome in our house (though there are some my wife prefers I answer)

Questions like, "why is mommy PMS'ing?" and "has mommy been gaining weight?" Pretty sure those are unwelcome....

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Sex as presented on documentaries\research\learning while still not appropriate for their age would turn into a learning opportunity on human anatomy and how things work. Not really a big deal in my book, but I would much rather wait awhile longer for that discussion.

How much longer? Just curious. Kids get information from their friends (much of it false) all the time, and these days I'm sure they're getting it much sooner

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

How much longer? Just curious. Kids get information from their friends (much of it false) all the time, and these days I'm sure they're getting it much sooner

Information is one thing.
Seeing it on TV is another.

First you lay down the foundations and then you build on it with follow up discussions. I have no problem talking about it.

Jumping right into watching two people screw complete with vagina\penis cams attached is a bit much all in one shot for a 3.5 year old and a 6 year old. No need to bombard them with the imagery at that age.
As for when they can watch stuff like that, thats still a ways off.
Not sure when, but certainly not at age 6.
He's still working on that "Randomly crying" thing.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Information is one thing.
Seeing it on TV is another.

First you lay down the foundations and then you build on it with follow up discussions. I have no problem talking about it.

Jumping right into watching two people screw complete with vagina\penis cams attached is a bit much all in one shot for a 3.5 year old and a 6 year old. No need to bombard them with the imagery at that age.
As for when they can watch stuff like that, thats still a ways off.
Not sure when, but certainly not at age 6.
He's still working on that "Randomly crying" thing.

This is what a lot of people don't understand. More information younger doesn't mean it's better. Having your child understand YOU are the primary point for questions with real answers is a big deal. We're still working on that, and we're in the home stretch...