Shoot, you are all talking about school age children. My oldest will be three in a few days and I have already talked to him about not letting anyone else touch his private parts and keeping his hands to himself as well. He was taking a bath and really interested in his own parts and as I was getting him ready for bed I simply felt compelled to bring this up. Did he understand everything I was saying - I hardly think so, but it is never to early to start, in small ways, to teach your kids about the dangers that they are sure to face. If you wait until you think they are old enough to understand - it's too late, by that time they will have likely already been exposed to incorrect and bad information.

My sister was just on a jury where there were drugs and a gun involved. There were two small children in the house the entire time. The jury asked some questions about the safety of the children and they were told that at no time were the children in any danger. Seriously? With a gun and drugs in the house? No danger at all???

If your children come home from school saying things that you don't agree with or don't believe, investigate the situation. So often children are repeating what they hear in the lunchroom and on the playground. Teachers cannot be expected to monitor every single word that is being said to and/or by your children. However, once something has been introduced, don't treat your children like babies. You know how to talk to them and how much of any certain subject they are going to understand. Talk to them and tell them what you believe. These are great opportunities for us as parents and if you only ever shut it down with a "you're too young to understand", they won't come and talk to you when they ARE old enough to understand.

What is the harm in an anti-drug bracelet? I know kids that age who are wearing Breast Cancer Awareness bracelets, or Testicular Cancer Awareness. Do they understand these any better than the anti-drug campaign?