Have You Talked to Your Kids About Sex?
Discussing sex and breaking down the birds and the bees is an uncomfortable matter for most parents. Its a tough conversation that must be had. If you haven’t had the talk yet, now is the time to get your spill together.
Kids are bombarded with sex and sexual imagery every day!
If your kid goes to school, listens to music, watches television, music videos, movies, reads magazines, and/or goes online (has a myspace profile), chances are… your kid is regularly exposed to sexually charged material.
We all know how impressionable kids are and how naive they can be, parents have a duty to teach and instruct their children in all matters of life, including sex. I’m not saying provide kids with detailed how to instructions!
The basic Who, What, When, Where, Why; conversation must be had. That same conversation should also touch on both the pleasure and dangers, as well as possible consequences and repercussions.
Because sex is so prominent in American culture, some kids seem to have a cavalier and reckless attitude about sex.
According to the CDC, “435,427 infants were born to mothers aged 15–19 years in 2006. More than 80% of these births were unintended.” This doesn’t even touch on sexually transmitted diseases.
When I was in high school the only pact girls were making… was NOT to get pregnant, now teenagers are supposedly making pacts to get pregnant!
I wonder how many teens are aware of the CDC’s findings that “teen mothers are less likely to complete high school and more likely to live in poverty than other teens.”
Its up to parents to make sure that their children are educated about sex, safe sex, abstinence, intimacy, relationships, and responsibilities.
Parents must get over the discomforts of discussing sex with their kids. Todays kids need accurate information to make responsible and well informed decisions. When parents establish open honest communication with their kids, it creates opportunities for:
- Building trust.
- Teaching moral values
- Setting moral boundaries.
- Dispelling myths.
- Discussing expectations.
- Outlining responsibilities.
Talk to your kids! Ask questions. Answer questions. Establish open communication before its too late! Having the dreaded sex talk empowers your child and can even protect them from not just unintended pregnancies or STD’s but also against sexual predators.
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