Comments on: Is there a sign on my back? http://american-family.org/2007/07/24/is-there-a-sign-on-my-back/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: American Family » My Ties to Dangerous Radicals, Liberals and Criminals http://american-family.org/2007/07/24/is-there-a-sign-on-my-back/comment-page-1/#comment-95039 American Family » My Ties to Dangerous Radicals, Liberals and Criminals Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:18:16 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/07/24/is-there-a-sign-on-my-back/#comment-95039 [...] to Teach Kindergarteners about Sex:  Oh wait, that person is me.  Actually, I have been answering M’s questions about sex in an honest, age-appropriate manner since she was about three years old.  Shockingly enough, M [...] [...] to Teach Kindergarteners about Sex:  Oh wait, that person is me.  Actually, I have been answering M’s questions about sex in an honest, age-appropriate manner since she was about three years old.  Shockingly enough, M [...]

]]> By: shelli http://american-family.org/2007/07/24/is-there-a-sign-on-my-back/comment-page-1/#comment-50322 shelli Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:14:44 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/07/24/is-there-a-sign-on-my-back/#comment-50322 the more taboo we make things, the more appealing they are. When my 19 month old daughter sticks her finger in her vagina at every diaper change, I tell her that that's her vagina. I tell her the same way I tell her where her nose is, her ears, eyes, and toes. Her belly, her tush-tush, her vagina and her vulva. It's HER body, and she is the owner of it. it's MY job to make sure that she respects it, by knowing all she can about it. the more taboo we make things, the more appealing they are.

When my 19 month old daughter sticks her finger in her vagina at every diaper change, I tell her that that’s her vagina. I tell her the same way I tell her where her nose is, her ears, eyes, and toes. Her belly, her tush-tush, her vagina and her vulva.

It’s HER body, and she is the owner of it. it’s MY job to make sure that she respects it, by knowing all she can about it.

]]> By: Trope http://american-family.org/2007/07/24/is-there-a-sign-on-my-back/comment-page-1/#comment-50029 Trope Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:39:09 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/07/24/is-there-a-sign-on-my-back/#comment-50029 *sigh* I think that as sex educators we're supposed to be MORE circumspect than others in order to gain parents' respect? After all, these shocked folks aren't really as concerned about what you're telling your four-year-old as what you might someday tell THEIR four-year-old. As if I would want to go in and give the age-appropriate reproduction speech to preschoolers... it would last about two minutes, and it would still bore them to tears. I loved, loved, LOVED the drawing, however; especially the sperm with a lot of hair. I hope my kiddo will make things like that for me to hang on the wall of my office someday... but more likely, he will just roll his eyes and say, "Oh, MOTHER." He's six weeks old, and already has the eye roll down pat. You're obviously doing something right, as an educator and as a mom. *sigh* I think that as sex educators we’re supposed to be MORE circumspect than others in order to gain parents’ respect? After all, these shocked folks aren’t really as concerned about what you’re telling your four-year-old as what you might someday tell THEIR four-year-old. As if I would want to go in and give the age-appropriate reproduction speech to preschoolers… it would last about two minutes, and it would still bore them to tears.

I loved, loved, LOVED the drawing, however; especially the sperm with a lot of hair. I hope my kiddo will make things like that for me to hang on the wall of my office someday… but more likely, he will just roll his eyes and say, “Oh, MOTHER.” He’s six weeks old, and already has the eye roll down pat. You’re obviously doing something right, as an educator and as a mom.

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