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Originally Posted by moonshine
Who says i dont have evidence? i've seen evidence of a smack [not a full throttled attack, a smack] making a child think twice before running across a busy road. Maybe showing the kid a video of another kid like him/her being runover might do the job better, but probably leaves a mental scar. Which is a lot worse than a stinging pain for about 5 seconds.
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So would hitting them on the nose with a rolled up newspaper and saying BAD BOY! But its just not appropriate to treat people like this. Everyone deserves respect, particularly those which I love.
I meant 'we' as in Britain. Also, presumably people that agree with torture don't agree that it should be used on those they love. Husbands for example.
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anyway, sorry, to the thread at hand... i can see im not going to convince u lol, but i wouldnt want to talk about sex with my 4 year child without him/her showing an interest because opening the door to sex will make them understand other things, such as the world of perverts and paedophiles, rape and other sexual abuse. And i jus wouldnt want someone so young to be worrying about it so early in life.
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Oh dear, where do I begin :P Firstly, sex isnt a bad thing. Secondly, its not a bad thing to know that only certain people are allowed to touch your private areas (e.g. doctors and parents - maybe) , and if anyone else does then its wrong.
You mentioned rape and abuse but there are alot of good things that come of sex.. its not a dirty thing and its absolutely fine to learn that people that mummies and daddies that love each other very much do it.
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If they start teaching it at school however i'd feel obliged to allow my child in on these lessons to avoid him/her receiving it 2nd hand in the playground which i do think is less likely if they're not actually taught about it.
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I agree that its best coming from the parents rather than school.. but parents just dont bother these days with this illusion of 'innocence'. Or more to the point, the illusion that sex leads to being guilty.
Starting from September I will be tutoring a 4 year old full time. He can't attend nursery/school due to medical reasons and I'll be deciding what he's taught... I can say that it will not include sexual education :/ So maybe I'm a hypocrit in that.. but the decision is more to do with how uncomfortable I'd feel imparting that knowledge and also what the parents would think of me if I even suggested teaching their son it.