What have your kids learned about sex from other kids that you have been surprised by?

• We haven't quite crossed that bridge yet, but the inaccuracies around having a period have been wildly alarming. I think once we have tackled that, the foundation will be laid for more comprehensive conversations around "the deed."

  
  

• Nothing that I know of so far

  
  

• I've been surprised about the lack of comments that my kiddos have made about it. I remember at this age so many discussions on the playground and misinformation, etc. The question, "what have you heard from other kids about ____?" Is a good opener for conversation particularly with my almost 10-year-old who is at a school with older kids. Every time I have mentioned the word in a positive way he is certainly not comfortable talking about it . This idea of what he has heard from other people might be a really nice way to take the focus off him and set the scene for detailed conversations.

  
  

• Nothing yet about sex, but certainly about bodies. My girls of course first saw a penis at daycare. I hadn’t really thought about the probability of that until of course they told me what they saw. As they grew older and became school-aged with their daycare mates, I think their healthy curiosity was strange for them (and us parents) to reconcile as they grow older in more public settings like school. I try to prioritize open dialog between myself, my husband, teachers and daycare providers and the other parents as we navigate these natural, and important things. 

  
  

• My daughter has literally told me nothing that she has learned about sex from other kids. She's very tight lipped about it if she has.

  
  

• There really isn't and wasn't open communication from our three kids when asking or telling us about T-Rex. One time my 3rd grader came home with his friend and his friend told me that the kids at school were showing pictures of a "Billabong".

  
  

• I was driving my 11 y/o with her friend (same age) who said the gel candy they were eating looked like "cum" and my daughter said "what's that?" and her friend said "you know, jizz" and I cleared my throat a little too loudly and her friend changed subjects. I was not ready to overhear that. 😬

  
  

• I was really pleased that my kids asked me questions when they heard things from friends that didn't make sense with what they had already learned. It is amazing the misinformation that children will make up in the absence of true information.

  
  

• I need to ask my daughter what she has learned about sex, lol. I am curious!