Originally posted by Bardiel13
Why do parent hide their kids form sex? Because, do you really want your six year old to know these things that early in life? Like many said, kids are easy to confuse and they don't know better. If you tell you elementary-aged kid "A man sticks his penis in a woman's vagina and furiously pumps in and out until he spooges 'sperm' into her and then she gets off (if the job's done right, that is) and her vagina will contract, sucking up that delicious sperm. Then, said sperm goes to the egg, where a baby is conceived.", you really think the kid's gonna go "Okay, thanks for the info, Dad!"
First, his little world of innocence gets shattered, then he decides he should be a big boy and nail Betty in his 3rd Grade class. I think the best time to tell a child where babies come from is about 12 or something, but emphasis, "However, if you think you're going to ever experience the mindblowing bliss of coitus, you better think again" and then get the hedge-clippers.
Yep, I've got my "answers to life" all worked out. If my son asks, "Dad, what comes out of the vagina?" I'll answer with another question, "Pfft, what doesn't come out of the vagina?!" I'll be the bst parent ever!
A six year old isn't going to realise what the people are doing. If he/she does, that's got to be one advanced child! It's not like the six year old is going to see something explicit and say "Oh look, Mommy, they're having sex with each other!" Nonetheless, I'm not agreeing that kids should be exposed to it or anything. If exposure happens, it happens, but parents shouldn't go millions of miles out of their way to keep the kid from EVERYTHING.