7. Sex Education.
What is Sex Education?
Well Google says that the definition of sex is:
(chiefly
with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual
intercourse.
And the definition of Education is:
the
process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school
or university.
So, from that we must conclude that Sex
Education is:
the
process of receiving or giving systematic instruction about sexual
activity.
Why is Sex Education Important?
As an adolescent grows up, it is very important
for them to be informed and knowledgeable about sex as they begin relationships
and just generally throughout their life.
Now who can best educate a child about sex?
Is it the Schools or the Parents?
There are a lot of things that could be problematic
either way. Parents can feel very awkward about talking to their kids about
sex. Especially if the child is the other gender. Schools can sometimes
misinform the students or not even know that they are showing them in the
videos.
Another thing that can factor in is the Parents could
have a different view than the Schools. Which could be because of their
religion, culture, or personal preference.
If a Parent leaves sex education up to the
schools then they have no control over what their child is learning about sex. And
then it will be even harder for the parent to speak with their child about sex
and might even cause the child to become uncomfortable talking with their
parents about sex.
If a child is not receiving the answers they need,
and they are not comfortable talking with their parents they could turn to
google. Now Google can be an amazing thing but if you google Sex Education some
pretty nasty things, that I assume nobody would want a young child to look at,
will come up and could result in many future problems.
I highly encourage parents to talk to their kids
and educate them on sex. If you are nervous, practice telling your kids by role playing with your significant other. By doing that and then talking to the child they’ll
knows if they have future questions, that they can come to the parents and get
answers.
Now something I’ve always never really understood
is why there is such a taboo on the word sex.
Sex: Natural vs Naughty
Sex is a thing we need to do to repopulate the
world.
Sex is also a thing we can do for pleasure.
I’m going to be honest, when I was younger, I was
taught that I shouldn’t have sex until I was married. And I always believed that
since you were supposed to be married that people only had sex when they wanted
children. So, as I got older and found out through movies, TV shows ,and life
in general that people had sex for pleasure I was shocked, to say the least.
It took me awhile… a long while to ever even
talk to my parents about this because it felt wrong! People can’t just TALK
about sex! That’s WEIRD… right?
Honestly, it’s a little weird BUT that because we’ve
made it into this weird thing . It’s a bit like Voldemort… It that must not be spoken!!!
By not talking about it, it’s like this unspoken
thing that will always be hanging over you and your kids head.
And just imagine how confusing it would be to be
told no,no,no,no and then you get married and it’s like GO! Get me some
grandchildren!!! And they just awkwardly look around like… What’s Sex?
Okay probably wouldn’t be as extra as not even knowing
what sex is but for real people… Educate Your Kids! :)
