Sensitive subject Sex education

[MicheleRMT]

Hello everyone.

Sorry I haven't been on here for awhile.

Angie's schooling has been going REALLY well. 

The boy that was bullying everyone quit so that was a huge relieve.

Onto the next problem.  (There's always got to be some concern somewhere.)

Anyway,  in grade 4 there are children in my daughter's class who are 10 and 11.

My dd is maturing big time.  She's 10.  I was 14 when I got my menst. but I think her's is coming soon. 

I try to tell her all about menstr. etc and she really doesn't want to talk about it with me.  I've got to tell her a few things.  I've printed material off the internet (educational) for her to read.  She's says 'Another day! not now.'  I left it with her.

Her teacher thinks the kids are too young for this type of education.  She said maybe in grade 6 she'll tell them about it.

That will be useless!  We need it now.

I've told her about the egg etc but I really liked that video with got in school about the body changing etc.  Does anyone know where I can find an educational video on line that is like what we got in school? 

I've been looking and looking and I can't find anything, just porn!   Yikes!

Thank you!

Michele

[MicheleRMT]

anyone anyone?

[annettemarie]

Are you looking for materials from a Waldorf/Steiner point of view or just in general? If it's the latter, you might have better luck in the tween/teen forum.

[tbone_kneegrabber]

Not videos, but great books

It's so Amazing

It's Perfectly Normal

I got my first period at 9yo/4th grade (and told my mother "I've either hurt myself *very badly* or I've become a woman) so I am inclined to think waiting until 6th grade is too late!

[honeybunmom]

Similarly, for me it was the summer between 4th and 5th grade.  Fortunately, most of us passed around Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, by Beverly Cleary, so, I knew what was happening.  My mother hadn't told me a thing!

Thanks to having 1 bathroom in our first home and no bathroom doors for a while in our current home, my 5 year old knows the bare basics about menses.  I think this will make for an easier discussion as time progresses.

I do not know of any recommendations from a Steiner/Waldorf perspective.