Another thing i had on my mind but forgot to mention in the initial post
sex is such a wide and varied topic...there's the basics/biology of it, and of course the religious aspect to it...not to mention the criminal part (rape, prostitution, trafficking etc)..don't know how much that latter part needs to be addressed during childhood tho... oh and let's not forget the media, pornography, being "porn-star chic" etc.
and most of all the relationship part... having feelings fo rsomeone, wanting to date, etc...doesnt necessarily mean sex itself but all the relationship aspects to it
Yeah, there are really so many other connecting issues. I do know that I want to make sure my children understand from a really early age about certain parts being private and good touching/bad touching, yelling 'no' and running to another adult if anyone tries to mess with them.
A bit off topic perhaps, but as an aside, but I do have a six-year-old niece who will still sit around with her skirt hiked up above her undies. I love her dearly, but every time I see this I wonder what her mom is thinking to not teach her to keep her skirt down. :) Same thing with little boys and playing with themselves. So although I'm not super-obsessed with dress codes per se, I think teaching basic modesty and awareness that certain parts are private from an early age will be an important part of my parenting.