You'd like to think that. But I promise, on some level, they know. They may have the wrong ideas even. Or heard something from a friend or a church mate, or even from an overheard conversation between adults. But they have some little idea.twinkiesmom said:They see my husband and I sleep in the same bed, but are completely naiive to the nature of what happens behind our bedroom door as well.
Why do 8 year olds have to be prematurely sexualized with regard to the alternative lifestyles when they're not aware of any sexuality?
The school should teach respect for individuals period. You don't have to endorse private bedroom behavior to be respectful of individuals and their rights to do as they choose.
I'm not sure they are teaching sexual anything in that movie. They are showing that people can love...which doesn't even have to be sexual, in many forms.
8 year olds def have some idea of sexuality. Unless you've never talked to them about stranger danger, don't let someone touch you there, seeing body differences between themselves and others and even the fact that mothers have breasts and boys dont...life is sexual!
Babies even know the difference between a mothers soft chest and a fathers not as soft one. They also smell bodies differently and will choose their mothers over their fathers! They touch themselves and know what feels good. It's not bad, it's an awareness of themselves in all aspects. And very normal!
It's when they are not taught to be respectful of that awareness that things get skewed as abnormal. A healthy person is also a sexual being from birth. Not meaning of course they should see sex or have it shoved in their faces or even that they are ready to have talks about it.