Has this happened to your 3rd grader?

Question

The school wants to teach AIDS awareness to the entire 3rd grade. Isn't that a little bit young? Don't get me wrong I think its a great idea to teach about this, but I don't think that 9 yr olds are going FULLY understand whats going on or what they are talking about.

Answer 1

It depends on what they are teaching.

If they are teaching about AIDS as a devastating illness that requires compassion and caring, then no, it is not too early.

If it is s*x ed and how to use condoms...in my personal opinion, it is too early.  I would opt my child out.

Answer 2

i think it is a good age to start teaching AIDS awareness and even abstinence.  i would rather the school or my self talk to my children now before someone else talking to them later.

Answer 3

AIDS awareness without s*x ed, is good for kids, it teaches them not to touch other people's blood, etc..

Find out exactly what will be taught and how the instructor will be teaching it, then see if you agree.

If you don't agree, opt out, but do your child a favor and teach them what you think he/she should know to be safe.

Answer 4

I guess it wouldn't hurt...........I actually had a small talk about it with my 2nd grader the night American Idol did their American Idol gives back

You see they had kids from Africa who lost their parents due to AIDS. My daughter asked what is Aids so i had to explain it too her. I told her Aids is something a child has to worry about you get it from having s*x, using dirty needles and blood transfusions. and you don't do any of those things. I also explained to her it is not a good idea to touch someone Else's blood because you can get it from touching their blood. If someone is bleeding help them by getting a grownup.

So I guess an AIDS awareness thing might be a good idea on the playground.

I don't think they will go to far into the s*x thing at this age

Answer 5

ummm.....that definitly is way to young! im in 5th grade going to middle school soon but i was never actually informed at school about it. i know all about it now but its only because ive learned about that stuff on my own..........

Answer 6

as long as they dont go into the detail of like, sexual intercourse or stuff like that, i think its ok to start.  but if they plan on teaching the whole thing... id take it up with the princaple.

Don't want kids to start s*x in FOURTH grade.  so yeah.

Answer 7

You should call the teacher and find out what, exactly, they are teaching.  I'm sure they aren't going into adult detail, but if you can see the materials and curriculum before hand, it might put your mind at ease.  And, if you don't approve, you can opt out of it (although you may be required to sign something saying you will teach your child about AIDS).

Answer 8

Actually here in Michigan they started in 1st grade, They didn't go into detail about s*x with the kids but did explain what it is, I thinks it's better to have your kids informed and know whats going on

Answer 9

AIDS is a fact of life, many pre-teens have s*x, in fact more than one wants to realize. I think you should talk to kids about drugs and AIDS at a young age of course age appropriate conversation. I doubt they will talk about the intimate details that you are thinking. If you are not comfortable you can ask that your child not be included.

Answer 10

thats ridiculous wen i was 9 i was fully aware of the world and its happenings so theyre not stupid and THEY WILL UNDERSTAND

Answer 11

hmm I'm from Michigan too, and I think I would of remembered my daughter being taught about something big like that .I would tried to talk with her before the school started it ,maybe a different school.Any ways my daughter is in second grade and if they wanted to talk about aids,thats a hard subject to talk about I think,My son has been in hospital since birth off and on he's almost 3, so my daughter would go and visit her friends in the hospital and she has been around death which was so hard to explain what happened to someone that was a child.Well if she could go thru that then I suppose now adays when they are younger is the time to start

to ease into it.Maybe by 5th grade would be better.?They already have so many other things in life to experience untill they relize the hardships they could face.I know my daughter was too young to go thru losing a friend , but that grew her up a little bit.Im still not sure if that was a good thing ,or bad .:)