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Ron, I can remember my son mentioning sex at a very young age (was 4 years old with a 6 year old neighbour & asked me to leave the room cuz he had to have 'sex' with her = kiss with her) & since he's very open with me he told me what the conversations were with these kids. Seems that the younger kids hear things the older ones talk about & then repeat it to the younger ones & they in turn repeat to others yet younger than them.
Needless to say, I would have rather had 50 kids playing in my backyard where I could have heard what they are talking about than him going to other friends' houses unless I knew the parents very very well & could have trusted that they were keeping an eye & ear open.
He's 11 now so I try not to shield him, but it's still crazy when it's YOUR kids that are growing up & their bodies & minds start reacting to the real world.
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