Couple home-schools nine-year-old in sex ed

I like to think I'm a pretty open-minded guy when it comes to sex. I have no problem using the word vagina with my kids. I think having them present during a gynecological exam might be a bit much, but I'm not going to get upset if someone else wants to use it as an educational experience. A couple in Rhode Island, however, went too far, I think, even for me. In order to teach her nine-year-old daughter about sex, Rebecca Arnold and her boyfriend, David Prata, routinely allowed the girl to watch while they did it.

The girl, Prata said, was "usually on the bed watching us. We wanted her to know how to do it." When asked why he thought a nine-year-old needed to know about sexual acts, he replied "We wanted to prepare her so she would know how." The couple also admitted to having sex in the kitchen while the girl watched and that Prata watched pornography and masturbated while she was present. Now, Prata and Arnold are facing one to three years in prison and a fine of up to $1000.

There is so much that kids need to learn as they grow up that how to have sex can certainly wait until they're a lot older than nine. Plus, it seems to me, figuring out what goes where is half the fun of those early experiences. Hopefully, at the very least, the girl won't be seeing her mom and her boyfriend much any more.