lizzie, sorry for the atrotious spelling.

actually i am all for teaching kids about every aspect of sexual behaviour. that way when some lad wants them to do something, if they decide they do or don't want to, they are much more aware of what is involved.
sex on its own should not be demonized however, it is important that they get the facts and understand the emotional responsablities. by keeping things secret, you are actually making it more exciting.

when younger sister was very young, she asked what a picture of a nipple piercing was, mum passed the buck, edi passed the buck, as soon as i told her it was a picture of a booby, she was happy, said ok and moved on to something completely different and didn't think or ask about it anymore.



i was genralizing about modern families, i know alot of the kids still have parents who devote themselves to raising their children, good on them, there are some however, that see kids as just another thing to tick off their list, but don't want them to change their lives in any way.

i think it may be the kids of these sorts of parents who think having kids is easy.
in order to combat this why do we not have those robot babies in schools? look after one of those for a week and see if you still want one.

sorry i know this is way off the thread title.

i cannot comment on home education as i went to school, i cannot say it was the most wonderful experiance ever, but i did make some wonderful friends, without school i probably would have been very lonely.

take care all

jade x x x x