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Originally Posted by pachyderm
On the other hand...
Things that would seem rather innocent in other societies, at least in the past, are now treated as monstrous and frightening events. Yes there are dangers, but you cannot expect children really to have the same perception about that as adults. And in part they may be rebelling against the restrictions and controlling atmosphere that they see, without knowing why. A less than healthy society makes things difficult for young people.
And I think that treating things such as this as overwhelming disasters may make them more problematic to resolve, than if you said "OK, we have a problem, let's see how to resolve it without blowing it up into something unmanageable"...
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You make a valid point - I don't know if you're a parent though. I know it's normal for young kids to want to see each others parts. If this was a young couple simply showing their bodies - that wouldn't be shocking. We live where pics of underage children is against the law. Her mom's a teacher and even a 5 yr old knows not to show a naked body. Even the police can't be 100% sure they can control all the pictures.
When my daughter was in grade 5, I taught her about sex and I told her I'm an open book. She can talk to me about anything, so there's no mystery, where she has to sneak around for information.