Educate Your Child about Sex

A young girl is raped at the age of six. When she told her mother about the incident, her mother was totally against sharing the knowledge of sex with her even then, after she had been violated and forced to know the bad side of sex. This left the young girl unaware, and she went on into sexual relationships with her own made up knowledge of it, and hence she had bad relationships, and ended up having a baby by the time she was fifteen.

I'm not trying to say that we should start talking about sex when the child says its first words, but we should generally want to allow them the opportunity to know the true facts of sex by the time they attend middle school; but there's a paradox with this: Now-a-days, the children are exposed to sex at the young age of three-years old. I've noticed some cartoons that display sexual content and language today, and it makes me question just when should we talk to our children about it. There have been certain reported incidents where the cover of the "Little Mermaid" having a picture of a penis; we've seen relationships evolving between the skunk and a cat in a Looney Tunes cartoon, and in every other episode of Spongebob Squarepants-there's something derogatory being stated; such as saying "butt", and making sexual wise cracks.

I can recall being taught sex education in the tenth grade, but that was nearly 25 years ago; and times are different now. A child must be aware of their reproductive organs and how they work at a sensible age, which would be just before their teen years. Then, when we know that they are educated enough about their bodies, they should then be educated on their feelings and urges, as well as the consequences involved with sexual interactions. I've seen so many times, how children repeat what they see or hear, and this will cause certain misguided actions and thoughts on behalf of the children. They see mom and dad having sex and talking sex; and this is not because they were sneaking and watching! It was because mom and dad didn't use any discrepancy while being intimate.

Talk with your children, allowing them to voice how they see sex, and what they think it is. Ask them what their friends are saying about sex, and most importantly, don't be afraid to answer their questions with truth and reality!!

Some people feel that the best way for a child to be educated on sex would be from their parents. But how can this be sufficient enough, if the parents don't know everything there's is know about sex, themselves? I feel that it's a joint effort on behalf of the educational institutions, parents, neighbors, families and churches as well, to educate the youth on something that is definitely an issue in the world today; we have not only babies having babies, but we have all the sexually transmitted diseases out here to be worried about as well. If it was possible, I would learn my child about sex while still carrying it. I know it sounds crazy, but if it was possible, I'd surely try it!