It's P-day

[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

Today I embark on day one of teaching puberty ed to the 5th grade class. Two sessions, girls learning about female puberty then boys learning about male puberty. Next Friday, they switch topics.

Wish me luck!

[jess11RN]

Oh boy. I do not envy you! We hire folks to come out to do those talks and I'm grateful for it!

[tining, BSN, RN]

GOT . . . Puberty is Coming

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

May the odds be ever in your favor.

[Jedrnurse, BSN, RN]

It always cracks me up how much the boys titter when they hear the word "member"...

[scuba nurse, BSN, MSN, RN]

I don't do the class talks, thankfully the health teacher does, but my office is always busy during and after the talk, as kids are trying to hide from embarrassment and/or ask questions they are too afraid to ask in front of others.

[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

It went ok! The girls were awesome, not afraid to ask questions, even ran over my time with them by 20minutes. The boys are another story. They were giggling constantly and would not stay on task. Their teacher is going to sit in during this Friday's discussion so that they are a little more focused.

[cowboysandangels, BSN]

I dread it every year and mine start next week. The girls seem to do well and ask appropriate questions but my boys are always really inappropriate. Dreading it.......

[kidzcare]

I thought "P day" was going to mean Pacer Day. I was more worried about that for you ?

[100kids, BSN, RN]

Kidzcare I was thinking Pacer Day too. ?

I do the 5th grade girls video (Nurse and Health Teacher here) but the PE teacher does the boys. Always an interesting day. Good luck!

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

I love teaching sex ed.

But those that know me about this board likely think I'm odd for loving it.

I teach 7th, 8th, and 10th grades, puberty and beyond, including a condom demo (external and internal). Next year my school is moving forward with allowing condom assess in my school and I'm building my team of teachers students can talk to about assessing condoms if they choose.

Oh, and it is a co-ed class. I don't separate genders because I feel it is important for both genders to learn how the other half lives so to speak.

And I have a few parents that love me even more for it and say "thank you, thank you, thank you." Ha ;).

Glad your class went well, OP! It only gets easier to teach it.