I’ve just recieved a letter from the school saying that the kids are to be taught sex ed soon. And if you preffered not to have your child take part in this class you need to give a reason. I think they are too young at 10 years old. What do you think? What would you do for the best?
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its better that they know about this and are taught in class then experimenting when they are older.
but these are your kids and you have to make the decision.
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I was 10 when I went through this.
I don't think it was too young.
There are a lot of changes happening in 10 year old bodies that need to be explained and paki parents are lousy at it. Our culture just doesn't provide the environment that's condusive to this kind of discussion.
Caveat: I don't know how much the content of these classes has changed.....but I suspect that short of showing porn, there isn't much that would deter me from permitting my child.
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When i was 11 we were being taught sex education at school aswell. Nothing to be concerned about Tabussum...
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as for muslim countries, they shudnt cuz we r not suppose to before, so telling them about contraceptives is going to only encourage them, however i dont mind teaching about anatomy and development.
as for non-muslim countries, it doesnt matter, its going to happen no matter what.
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my school had sex ed classes from age 13. However, all the boys had been talking in the playground about sex since they were 11 (and this was at an all-boys school).
So sex ed classes taught little that had not already been discussed in a childish and immature way since age 11. If anything, sex-ed classes taught how to address the topic in a more responsible way.
Certainly, my mother was relieved when my school sent a letter annoucing sex ed. It certainly saved them from ever having to talk about the topic to me!!!
Personally, I think that a 10 year old in the west (and from what I'm hearing these days, in Pakistan to) has some idea of the concept of sex already. Sex ed simply matures it.
My goray , christian and atheists friends who had sex ed at age 13 did not become sexually active until at least 4-5 years later anyway, so I don't feel that letting a child attend sex ed would correlate to them immediately wanting to try it out.
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kids need to know. I didnt "need" to know about girlie things till I was 11 but there were many of my classmates who needed to know what their bodies were doing when they were 9 or 10. So education is a good thing. "Sex education" does not necessarily imply teaching "sex is a good thing" .... rather, it teaches whats going on with your body, how a woman becomes pregnant, what sexually transmitted diseases are, how to prevent them. This is not harmful to a "typical" 10 year old and will do nothing more than teach responsibility.
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Sex education is primarily an anatomy lesson. Traditionally, in Muslim countries, people were getting married off by the time they were in their early teens...so, unh...learning about the basic biology behind the fact is hardly anything to be scared about.
If the cirriculum pushes contraceptices or not is a matter of state policy, not fundementel to the education itself.
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I went through this in 6th grade. Initially, my father was very hesistant to sign the consent form. But, I don't what changed his mind. Khair, I am glad i was allowed to take it.
My only advice to you Tabassum is you also discuss these things with your children. Tell them how about the changes due to puberty taking in their bodies. As for sex...tell them from an Islamic point of view.
I read this somewhere on the net by Dr. Shahid Masood..how our desi parents leave sex education on public schools and Islamic education on Sunday school. They, themselves don't make any effort in educating their children in this matter. Let them take the classs but make sure you are also involved in it.
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I didn’t think this happened in our desi families.
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I'm still waiting for sex talk...lol
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it;s a good idea to let them take it because eventually they are gonna find out about this..and it's always better to learn these things from an educational source instead of the onez that are available online/ friends or elsewhere.
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Nothing to worry about. Let them go through it.
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You don't know what you're talking about.
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As everyone else said, 10 yrs old is not too young to learn abt sex.
our kids are much more advanced than we were anyways.... its best to keep up with their pace.
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As pornography is becoming more and more mainstream, kids are learning about sex at an earlier age. It really is sad and disgusting. I’d rather tell my kids first, i dont want my daughter to wake up one day and faint/cry coz shes bleeding and has no idea wat the heck is goign on 
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dont be talking about senior members like that. :D
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^ Oye, i said barron ki izzat karo :p
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these days age 10 isnt too young.