You are never too young for safe sex

[VernalTiger]

My understanding is that the Peruvian girl had some kind of endocrine/hormonal abnormality which made her sexually mature and fertile at an extremely early age, like 3 or 4. This coupled with the fact that an unknown male was interfering with the child meant that she fell pregnant and gave birth at 5 years old. She never revealed who the father of her child was.

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I think the best approach to childhood sexuality is to start discussion early, and create an environment that encourages children to ask questions. There are also great resources like Scarleteen that provide no-nonsense information to teens and their parents, without the misinformation/omission of most sex ed sources.

 

[B_subgirrl]

The Associated Press: Romanian neighbors: Child mom much older than 10

Okay, the neighbors agree that the Roma girl in Spain is actually at least thirteen. That means the human race is not achieving puberty that much earlier. But otherwise, all the caveats voiced in this thread to underage sexual relations, especially ones that could lead to fertilization, still hold.

Oh, also traumatization of child sensibilities, not just those of those who post about the issue!

If she was 13 or older I really don't think abuse is as likely to have been a factor (although it still could have been). I think it's normal enough to find yourself in the position of almost having sex at that age. And I think it's normal enough at that age to either have a sex drive of your own, or not have the balls to say no.