Texas law: minors can view pornography if accompanied by parent or guardian

[Kathryn]

Amen to that. We Texans are independent cusses.

 

[linwood]

Oh wow, that's not the age to be teaching your kids about the birds and the bee's, no way no how.

Really?

My daughter learned of the physical mechanism of sex at 5.

I didn`t pop in a copy of Debbie Does Dallas to instruct her but I did tell her what it was at the age of 5.

Why is that wrong?

 

[Kathryn]

I think the OP was confusing cultural conservatism with the desire to use the government to control people's lives. Common mistake for Americans not from the southwest or northwest.

I agree. Lots of Texans may be personally conservative, but they get a kick out of Kinky Friedman and don't give a rat's *** whether their next door neighbor votes for him or not. They'll still go deer hunting with that neighbor, and help him out in any way they can, in spite of their personal differences of opinion.

We like the differences.

 

[Punnchy]

Really?

My daughter learned of the physical mechanism of sex at 5.

I didn`t pop in a copy of Debbie Does Dallas to instruct her but I did tell her what it was at the age of 5.

Why is that wrong?

It feels wrong from a moralistic standpoint, and what's to stop your kid from telling another kid that "kissing leads to sex" or some other thing, and therefore altering the other child's outlook without their parents consent.

I think the time frame that the schools (public us) do the telling is pretty good, the kids are just old enough to start to go hey wait a minute, there's changes going on here, and not too old to have those changes already in play.

 

[linwood]

It feels wrong from a moralistic standpoint,

So in other words you can`t base your belief on any objective support.

..and what's to stop your kid from telling another kid that "kissing leads to sex" or some other thing, and therefore altering the other child's outlook without their parents consent.

Nothing is to stop it.
It isn`t my fault other parents wish to keep their children ignorant and weak enough for society to cause them harm.

I think the time frame that the schools (public us) do the telling is pretty good, the kids are just old enough to start to go hey wait a minute, there's changes going on here, and not too old to have those changes already in play.

I think if the kid asks the question, the kid should get an answer.
If the kid doesn`t get an answer he/she is going to attempt to figure it out on their own.Considering all the misinformation and unfounded stigma concerning sex in my society forcing them to figure it out on their own is a very VERY bad idea.

Knowledge is power, why weaken your child purposely?

 

[MysticSang'ha]

It feels wrong from a moralistic standpoint, and what's to stop your kid from telling another kid that "kissing leads to sex" or some other thing, and therefore altering the other child's outlook without their parents consent.

Well, you know, kids still play "doctor" and "I'll show you mine if you show me yours." 99% of the time that's without the parents knowledge or consent (my assumption, LOL).

I think the time frame that the schools (public us) do the telling is pretty good, the kids are just old enough to start to go hey wait a minute, there's changes going on here, and not too old to have those changes already in play.

Kids goes through puberty at different times, and girls go through puberty not only earlier than boys, but earlier now than in previous generations on average. Because the age of puberty is so nebulous (overall in both genders ages 8-16) I think it's next to impossible to cram such information into a week-long talk in junior high school and a six-week intensive in 9th grade Health class - which was what I got in public school 20-25 years ago.

Personally, I think human sexuality ought to be part of a curriculum throughout ALL of school, because like the earth sciences, the written word, mathematics, and currency/finances, we engage in these experiences whether we like it or not throughout our lives.

But at this moment, we culturally see sex and sexuality as shameful if it isn't within a legal hetero marriage. That's unfortunate, because that hang-up discourages discussion and inquiry into our reproductive systems, our urges, our sex hormones, etc. until we're practically adults. Heck, we teach the very specific process of how refined sugars and saturated fats impact our physiology differently than whole foods a lot in school and through childhood, but we don't discuss much about nocturnal emissions.

I'm pretty much with linwood. Our kids that live with us have heard very frank and open discussions about the human body and whatever questions they have about sex since....well, since they could remember. I knew about the basics of sex when I was four. None of it was shocking or traumatic. And knowledge of sex never made us into sex-crazed maniacs at 12.

I know - personal anecdotes don't count. But I'm hormonal and PMSing and a little self-absorbed this morning.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Wait, I gotta find it:
Here it is.

 

[Punnchy]

MysticSang'ha, linwood,

Thanks for the feedback and you both have good points on the situation.