i'm childish? i didnt say "ur a stinky parent" (sorry bro, no offense, its just an example). i'm sure everyone on here except me completely agrees with you or is willing to accept your opinion gracefully. really? its called the world hon. people aren't always nice or respectful. you should work on your childish naivity.

perhaps the fact that i'm 12 explains my childishness. excuse me, i believe you just got schooled. by a middle schooler. your move, douchebag

The comment rating and moderating is ridiculous. Why is this website so concerned with censoring comments when they already have many anecdotes that are completely unsuitable for anyone who is too young? The last thing we need on the internet are people who appoint themselves as moral authorities.

well i'm glad i could make you laugh. i can spell too. "aloud"? really?

thats your own fault! do you know how scarring that is on a kid ******* get a babysitter dip shit and start actually being a good parent sorry but your kid not being messed up is more important than sex. ****, idiots.

It is no way appropriate for a child that age to have that sort of information. Giving them even a hint of what sex is pushes them to be even more curious. This results in not only more questioning - and not just of the parents, but of teachers, friends, etc - but possible experimentation. Some kids are mature enough at a young age, but don't generalize. And yes, in this culture kids will hear the word "sex," but they get by just fine without a definition until they're ready. As a childcare provider, I've seen firsthand what can happen. I've had young campers who have behaved in very inappropriate ways, from groping me to using sexual language. This creates questions in the other kids around them that I am not authorized to answer, and puts me in a difficult situation in that, if the kid twisted the story around, I could be arrested. There's a reason why schools wait until 5th grade for sex ed. Parents can choose to talk to them beforehand, but that's around the age when it's appropriate. Also, no child is going to be scarred for life because their parents tell them a little white lie when they're 5. In four years when the little girl actually learns about sex, I doubt she's going to remember what her parents said or even associate it with sex if she does. The basics usually don't include anything about moaning.

Stop giving them a hard time about having sex around their kid. They say that their child was sleeping. When you become a parent they dont just stop having sex. I dont think you should have lied to your kid though. He/She has the right to know, even if they are 5. Be more carful next time?

My very religious, abstinence-only mother explained to me when I was quite young that sex is something a man and woman can do because a man has a penis and a woman has a ******. I remember asking "So... I could have sex with Daddy?" My mom said "Uh, yes, but you shouldn't." I did not have sex as a child or preteen, talk about it at school, or try to have sex with my father. I'm so glad they were honest with me.

That's good, in 7 years she's gonna have to sing and she'll know how by then

i'm 13, i know what sex is cause we learned it in science. i knew what sex was when i was like 11 or something. i just don't think my parents know that i know, and they STILL cover my eyes in theaters when people kiss on the screen -_-