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I guess I made an assumption that polarbear's best friend was also in 5th grade. Perhaps that was an incorrect assumption.

Now that I'm hearing all the discussion, I guess learning the facts from reliable sources such as myself and school are better than all the gossip on the playground. Thanks!

Mon, Thanks for getting it. I do want her to have correct info when she is ready to hear it. I just don't think all kids are ready to hear it at the same time. Right now she doesn't want to hear any of it. She's just a different soul who right now thinks talks of anatomy and sex are gross. It's tough though, because if the other kids are learning they will certainly talk about what they learned. Unfortunately, they may embellish a little or may not have learned everything correctly.

This topic baffled me at first. It took me reading the commentary to even understand why it would be an issue. Wolf is 7 and just finished doing the 7th grade science textbook which had anatomy in it. He has known about genetics and reproduction for years now.

I don't think I'd like him sitting through relationship stuff though. First of all I don't think it's appropriate for schools to be teaching that stuff to begin with. Facts, yes, even about diseases and birth control, but interpersonal relationship stuff? That really strikes me as something that can't be standardized or that should be a one time whole school thing, like bully training. You don't need a class dedicated to relationships or even to avoiding abusive situations. Maybe a general overview, but that's something that families should be covering and/or teachers keeping an eye out for at school. I don't remember anything like that in my sex ed class, but then I didn't have sex ed till sophomore year in high school.