I'm glad I'm not the only one starting young with basic facts. I have always used anatomical names for body parts, in fact I was furious when DS1 came home saying they had been told penis was a naughty word. We spent a lot of time teaching the difference between a naughty word, and a normal word for a body part which was just probably not suitable for classroom conversation in grade 1.

So another query. I have always maintained that I will ensure there is free access to condoms in my house from when my kids are in mid teens. I don't care if they pass them around school or make water balloons, but I want them to have access to them if they need them. A good friend of mine thinks that this is a good idea but she would wait until her kids were older to make sex seem less accessible to her. Who is right?