So:

Parents make choices throughout a child's life. They need to decide where to live, what school they should go to, what friends they will have, and possibly, what kind of sexual education they will have. Some schools make an attempt to educate 9-11 year olds on puberty, and some attempt to educate highschoolers on sex education. This isn't about the school's involvement. I'll probably post another topic later on about that. So, no comments on that.

This topic comes from a memory I had. When I was much younger, highschool, there was this kid. He didn't know ANYTHING about sex. Not what happens, why its important, what sperm was, etc. People made fun of him, lets say he was naive.

What role should parents have in sexually educating their child? How should these parents approach the idea, and who should do it?

I am not really interested on how you were taught, more so on how you think it should have happened.

How far should a parent teach, before they should learn on their own?

I am hoping this starts some kind of discussion.

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Personally, I believe that parents should supply their children with protection whether they allow them to have sex or not.

Post edited at 6:13 pm on May 6, 2008 by YellowDuckie

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they found porn on the computer and they were like mike we know you were looking at porn... do you have any questions and i was like no and theyre like ok

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Well, I believe that the parent should play a major role in sex education. They are by far the most responsible for their children and the most influential (I would hope.),  I don't think they need to go to deep into it, but covering the reproductive system, STD/STIs, protection and setting boundaries is important.

Personally, I believe that parents should supply their children with protection whether they allow them to have sex or not.

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Influential, maybe. Seeing how it is possible for their son or daughter to follow in the footsteps of a whore, and have sex here and there.

What if their parents believe that there should be no sexual actions, ever. Still edumacate?

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My parents sucked at sex ed lol

they found porn on the computer and they were like mike we know you were looking at porn... do you have any questions and i was like no and theyre like ok

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Hehe

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I am not really interested on how you were taught, more so on how you think it should have happened

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Haha, you had no questions? :D

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Haha, you had no questions? :D

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Yeah, I mean I pretty much figured it all out.

Although I couldn't even begin to comprehend what a period was and didn't fully find out until like sophomore year in high school lol

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Quote: from YellowDuckie at 9:11 pm on May 6, 2008

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Well, I believe that the parent should play a major role in sex education. They are by far the most responsible for their children and the most influential (I would hope.), I don't think they need to go to deep into it, but covering the reproductive system, STD/STIs, protection and setting boundaries is important.  

 Personally, I believe that parents should supply their children with protection whether they allow them to have sex or not.

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Influential, maybe. Seeing how it is possible for their son or daughter to follow in the footsteps of a whore, and have sex here and there.  

What if their parents believe that there should be no sexual actions, ever. Still edumacate?

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Well, you'll always see extremes I guess, if that makes any sense. There will be parents who don't believe sex education should ever be brought up and parents who don't see the harm in letting their children go uneducated.

I guess it's up to the parents to take classes themselves. Not like "This is how it's done!" but more like "This is how you can teach your children effectively." Not every parent will take it upon themselves to do that, though.

*Cough* Public education, great to fall back on.

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A few things I think should be taught though would be things such as safe sex, STI information, etc. etc.

The most important thing though I think would be the parent making the teen (hopefully) feel totally comfortable with confronting the parents on any questions they have for themselves. Questions asked would prove a lot more helpful I think than the lecturing of the "birds and the bees"

It's always seemed to be that you're more likely to end up in a tricky situation if you've never been taught about sex and what the consequences could be. Kids need to be taught about contraception, and parents that try and pretend that sex isn't happening amongst teenagers are being ridiculously naive.

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I think that no matter what the parents' beliefs, they should educate their child as impartially as possible. If you come from a Catholic family, for instance, in which the parents beleive it's wrong to use contraception, then yes, they should tell their child that, but they should also say that that's not what everyone believes and that it is a belief, not a truth, and the kid should know about different sorts of protection anyway.

Education > ignorance.

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As a parent though they should talk and discuss the subject in detail, for example explaining about sex, what happens, why is happens, masturbation, periods. But then the kid should mess around and explore their own body, only with the knowledge of what they are doing. I remember that my parents have always been pretty closed about sex, they never talked to me, or anything. The most they did was shove a book in my face for sex ed, however it was a bit more complex than I could understand for my age which is why its important for the parents to explain and talk about it in detail (only in simpler terms which the kid will understand).

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I don't really think parents need to "teach" anything to their kids. If kids ask questions, the parents should answer them. But besides that and besides school, let the kids figure stuff out for themselves. It's how we first got the information that now is so divinely bestowed upon parents. I believe parents are there to take care of you and connect with you, not necessarily to sit you down and tell you how stuff works.

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My parents sucked at sex ed lol

they found porn on the computer and they were like mike we know you were looking at porn... do you have any questions and i was like no and theyre like ok

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Wow, that would be so humiliating, but I guess it depends on what kind of relationship you have with your parents... how' that feel?  

Anyways, I think parents should let their kids make friends and use the computer Encyclopedia Britannica unsupervised. That should be enough.

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I havn't heard one word about masturbation, drinking or sex. I think she's just guessing I know it all by now.

I wasn't actively discouraged not to ask. If I had asked I would have been told the truth.

I think my parent's dictated what we were told by what we asked.

Most "Sex Talks" are usually far too late.

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