I agree that most of us cannot imagine thinking about having sex in the 5th grade. However, the things we used to do have been influenced with sex in a manner they weren't when we were kids. You say you used to play video games. The video games now have extreme violence and sex acts portrayed. We didn't play games like that. Even wearing Guess jeans has been replaced with Apple Bottoms and Baby phat, which are both sexual descriptions, in my opinion. Basic cable that carried Nickelodeon (and not much else) has been replaced with cable networks that show explicit shows all times of the day and night, for free. You don't even have to pay extra for those shows anymore.

It's not just the media. Everywhere kids turn now, they are enticed by sex.

Naive Teacher
 

:confused:Is it me? At 10,11, or 12 I didn't even know about oral sex much least would have done it. What kind of home life does this child have to even know about oral sex? Its clear that she is not watching the cartoon network.

what about the fact that you have 5th graders who are this old? :confused: Therein lies the problem!

I was telling someone the other day that about how freaky my 7th graders are--they party like rock stars. And they were like "7th grade!!" But I had to tell them that I have 14, 15, 16 year old 7th graders. They're the same age as juniors in high school and how many juniors did you know having sex? EXACTLY!!

Kids now a days are alot more advanced! And even the cartoon network gets out of hand at night!

I don't think them being exposed to more things can be the only explanation. Heck I was exposed to a lot of stuff way before I became interested in sex. Is it the hormones in milk or something?