Sex Education

I think sex and alot of things should be taught at home. We have too much government in our lives already because of our own irresponsibilities. You may want to pick up a couple of the books written for parents and children on the subject. You can log on to christian book store and find some books for insight on the difference that you can learn at home vs what you learn about if at school. I know a few years back there was a big ordeal about it on the news with the government giving our students condems. At school they aren't learning the beauty, and what it was actually designed by God to pursue. At school they are only learning about having safe sex and how you get pregnant and the burden of what that could bring, they talk to the girls about getting their period and give them a bag of goodies, deodorant, sanitary napkins, and some daisy razors. Sort of like the irresponsible home that no one is talking about. Anyway you may want to look at a few of those books to get some insight for your project, I'd log on and find that websight and do a search on the subject and a list of books will come up and then you can probally find them at the library. My daughter and I read "The Body Book" and also God's design for sex" series. Good luck on your project.

Yes, I believe that it should be taught at home, so your child does not get the wrong info at school plus it's the parents responsibility. When my daughter turned 12 we had this conversation. Our family doctor advised us to talk to her at the age of 12 or she was going to. When you talk to your children about sex education I feel that you have an open relationship with them.

What an interesting question... I'm on this fence with this one. One the one hand I agree that parents should be the ones to educate their children. But on the other hand, those parents would have to be educated first. I'm sure we've all heard stories about couples who don't understand why they can't get pregnant when they aren't even having sex. I surely don't know all the medical terms for all of our plumbing and how it works (biology was never one of my good classes LOL). Also, many parents decide at different ages to educate their children and kids talk at school, etc.

I totally agree that parents should be the first ones to provide sex education to their children. We should remember that if we don't provide them with the right information, they will receive the wrong information from their friends. We need to be more open and honest with out children about things they are going to experience in life and sex is one of them. Don't rely on the school and others to educate your kids about this very important matter.

I am kind of torn on this one...because I think if parents WOULD talk to their kids about sex it should be them. The problem is that most parents do not- and so then kids learn from other kids or TV. My parents never gave me "the talk"- so I learned about it through my friends. My parents told me that if I had any questions that I could always come to them- but the thought of asking them made me nervous. So I do think that the parents should take the initiative- no matter how embarrassing it is for all. But if sex ed is to be taught at school- I think a letter should be mailed to the parents letting them know it will be taught beforehand to give the parents an opportunity to talk to their children first.

Hope this helps!

Oh, funny - I was looking for a specific new question and thought I had found it - but then after I posted, I saw the date, and obviously this is not it! Sorry about that - but I'll leave my answer posted anyway. :)

I am a parent as well as a 7th/8th grade health teacher - as a parent, I have been talking to my child about sex since she was 2. Much easier to explain when she's not all grossed out about it. Plus, I know the value of good, lifelong sex education. In my opinion, it is a vital function of being human and should be addressed exactly as we address going to the bathroom (the 2 year old question: Where does food go when I eat it?).

However, I am in the minority in terms of parents. Often, when students come to me in 7th grade, they DON'T know any of the basic facts. Many of them have parents who have never even said the correct name for their body parts (or the other gender's body parts) to them. Just as in my parenting role, my belief is that sex and puberty should be dealt with in the exact same way that we would deal with any other human function. I don't hide facts about brains from my students, so why would I hide facts about other body parts?

Switching back to my parent role - I am VERY thankful that my second grade daughter has had sex ed in her school for both first and second grade. Although it has been review for her, it re-establishes the fact that there is nothing shameful about bodies, gives her a different perspective, and lets her ask and talk about things that she hasn't thought about or is embarrassed to ask me in discussions we've had. There would be a lot fewer teenage pregnancies and the spread of disease would be a lot lower if we all handled sex ed maturely, honestly, and openly.

Good luck with your project.