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If you as an adult would think it inappropriate to be sitting around a dinner table with dinner guests, or in the office, or at the grocery store to just say to your dinner guest, boss, or cashier, "Hello, I have a vagina!" I think it's inappropriate to teach children that it's ok for them to do it. How is that logical? That is private/personal info that should not be shared in such a way. I think that children can understand to NOT share that kind of info with peers, but that it is ok if there is something WRONG or if there is a question to talk to a safe adult about it.
And if you think, "Well they are young and innocent... " at what point do you no longer consider them young and innocent? At 5, 8, 11, 15, 18? Teaching them appropriateness along with teaching them truths goes a long way.
Our body parts are NOT shameful, but our actions can be.
If you don't feel the same way, then you obviously have the right to do so. But I hope my children don't run into your children. Actually we would probably find ourselves smiling and talking to one another on some playground somewhere and our children happily playing together until...well anyhow.
If you as an adult would think it inappropriate to be sitting around a dinner table with dinner guests, or in the office, or at the grocery store to just say to your dinner guest, boss, or cashier, "Hello, I have a vagina!" I think it's inappropriate to teach children that it's ok for them to do it. How is that logical? That is private/personal info that should not be shared in such a way. I think that children can understand to NOT share that kind of info with peers, but that it is ok if there is something WRONG or if there is a question to talk to a safe adult about it.
And if you think, "Well they are young and innocent... " at what point do you no longer consider them young and innocent? At 5, 8, 11, 15, 18? Teaching them appropriateness along with teaching them truths goes a long way.
Our body parts are NOT shameful, but our actions can be.
If you don't feel the same way, then you obviously have the right to do so. But I hope my children don't run into your children. Actually we would probably find ourselves smiling and talking to one another on some playground somewhere and our children happily playing together until...well anyhow.
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