Parents Educating Their Children About Sex And Sexuality

Parents educating their children about sex and sexuality

Sex is often a very difficult topic for parents to discuss with their children. For many parents talking about sex with their children is a taboo. Since the 1950s the sexual education in home was suppressed. In the 1960s and 1970s it occurs the “sexual revolution” which encouraged some people to adopt a degree of promiscuitythat-given the current risk of sexually transmitted diseases- they would neither choose today nor endorse for their children. As products of these generations,”Parents feel conflicted about what message to give to kids because they know that neither approach is suitable for teenagers growing up in the age of AIDS.” Another reason for parents start to talk about sex to their kids was the incrediblenumbers of teenagers pregnant. There we see that parents start to talk about sex with their kids for prevention of a disease and of pregnancy and not because they feel that it is important to talk about it for its development as human being that have desires and need to know about it because it is part of their nature. The parents that avoid discussing about sexuality with their children are doinga disservice. These children may grow with the idea that sex is bad, and this can affect them throughout their lives. It also makes children to look information about sex in other places and they will be taught the real practical outside.
There are many reasons for talking to children about sex. The first reason must be because is their right to know about his nature. They know onething, which is that they came from a sexual relationship. The other reason is because they must be informed about how to prevent sexual transmitted disease and unwanted pregnancy.
Some reasons that parents have for not talking about sex with their children are that; they don’t want to think that their children are going to be sexually active, they may think that they will loose their childrenrespect, they think that sex is a taboo subject, because of their religion believes, they don’t want to put ideas on their heads, they are afraid of having questions from their kids and not knowing how to answer, because they consider it a private issue and maybe because they don’t know when it’s the right time to talk about sex with their children. The first thing that parents must know is thattheir children learn about sexuality from them even thug they talk about it or not. Children observe how their parents interact, by listening and observing how they react to sexual behavior and messages. Parents must know that if they had a good attitude and behavior toward sex they can pass this attitude to their child.
It is necessary that parents talk openly with their kids about sexand sexuality. Talking about sex with their children it does not mean that they are encouraging them to have sex. Talking to their children about sex is being realistic, open and honest way to take out the fears and the ignorance of the subject to their kids. Parents must be more realistic about their kid’s issues. It is important that parents talk about the responsibilities and consequencesthat come from being sexually active.  Pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and feelings about sex are important issues to be discussed.  Talking to their children can help them make the decisions that are best for them without feeling pressured to do something before they are ready.  Parent must help their children to understand that these are decisions that require maturity and responsibility;with this they will increase the chance that they make good choices. 
There are many resources that parents can use to educate their children about sex. There are many books, movies, web pages and resources to educate children’s about this subject, but the most effective way is that their parents learn and educate themselves first a then have a good communication with them. For this we...