NHS new advice on pupil ????

[lionsl2005]

read here

[Little-Miss]

 

I dunno what to say....

[LeMarchand]

Miss? I think I might be coming down with a cold, please may I be excused for a w***?

[Ignatius]

And, until I was 25, I thought it was for weeing out of

[lionsl2005]

And, until I was 25, I thought it was for weeing out of

 

4 me untill i was 19. Lol.

[danrhodes]

Really?!?! Us IT people dont have live up to stereotypes sometimes!

[bossman]

A doctor friend of mine actually told me that Master Bates (we know his real name) was to be initiated at least once a day every day and twice on a Sunday as part of good practice and for keeping the prostate gland clear and functioning properly. :) Edited July 13, 2009 by bossman

[matt40k]

Hahaha, brought a smile to my face, just had visions of that being added to the PSE lessons and seeming the teachers face as they deliver that saying.

[witch]

A doctor friend of mine actually told me that Master Bates (we know his real name) was to be initiated at least once a day every day and twice on a Sunday as part of good practice and for keeping the prostrate gland clear and functioning properly. :)

 

I think you mean 'prostate gland' actually. Prostrate means 'to lie down' and we all know that lying down is not necessary for this activity.

 

I'm guessing what the original link was as it was blocked here

[OverWorked]

I should have one of the fittest prostates around, then.

[tom_newton]

I should have one of the fittest prostates around, then.

 

Always wondered what your username referred to

[bossman]

@witch:

 

Just a little Oherr!! slip of the finger whilst typing

Edited July 13, 2009 by witch

[Andrew_C]

I've not read all the comments to the article, but how depressing those that I did were.

 

We need to accept that kids ARE sexual beings at puberty (whenever it happens); they need to be taught that it is normal and fun and that they need to be safe and sensible, and what is, and isn't legal when. And WHY!

 

Burying heads in the sand and not talking about it, or being reactionary and proscriptive will only drive the kids to doing things without understanding the risks, and ultimately not enjoying their sex-lives.

 

Those of use who have kids of this sort of age need to be open with them; hugely embarrassing (for kids and parents alike) to start with, but once the subject is open, it does get easier! Schools do have a part to play, as many parents don't understand their kids needs, or have the b@lls to do the "Talk".

[webman]

A future educational visit if it's scheduled to happen again?

[LeMarchand]

We need to accept that kids ARE sexual beings at puberty (whenever it happens); they need to be taught that it is normal and fun and that they need to be safe and sensible, and what is, and isn't legal when. And WHY!

 

Burying heads in the sand and not talking about it, or being reactionary and proscriptive will only drive the kids to doing things without understanding the risks, and ultimately not enjoying their sex-lives.

 

Those of use who have kids of this sort of age need to be open with them; hugely embarrassing (for kids and parents alike) to start with, but once the subject is open, it does get easier! Schools do have a part to play, as many parents don't understand their kids needs, or have the b@lls to do the "Talk".

 

Surely (if they're under 16) penetrative (and other forms of?) sex is illegal?

[bossman]

@Andrew_C:

 

So what are you advocating here Andrew? besides being open and honest to which I feel most parents who care about their children are.

Do you believe in under age sex, promiscuity, rising teenage pregnancies.

I feel it is not the education which is at fault but the system which allows this to happen in the first place by being too complacent.

 

If there were consequences for teenagers who dabbled in under age sex then possibly just possibly there might be a drop in the number.

 

It is so easy to blame everyone else but the people who perpetrate such actions and this is the teenagers themselves.

 

BTW I have 2 teenagers who know right from wrong and how to behave morally in today's society, because I have been open and honest with them they respect what I have taught them and from their own experiences it has been quite positive for them both and they respect their parents wishes to refrain from sexual activity until they are of the legal age and mature enough to deal with any consequences that arise.

 

I feel we as a society are way too lax in our responsibilities towards our youth by not dealing with issues in a responsible way which means sometimes we have to be cruel to be kind. Too many times has this country let the middle class do-gooders take responsibility for our children and see where that has got us, absolutely terrified to do anything which might upset the little darlings.

 

Children know this and exploit the situation and that is why this country is in such a mess with it's teenagers because they know there is not a law in the land which cannot be broken by them, which they can get away with if they plead "Human Rights".

 

Sorry to rant but feel quite strongly about this being a parent myself.