Monday, May 21, 2012
Chrstina Vinson
I can't agree more when it comes to parents not willing to discuss the topic of sex. I think that it was more complicated for parents in the sixtys and seventies to be reluctant to talk with their children about sex facts then it is for parents of todays society. It would be better for parents to talk with their own children rather than for another child t misimform they and they become preganent or worse contract s disease. I am a mother of one but we are constantly talking to him about the sex facts. I don't like to do that but he needs to know where to go and what to do when that situation arisees. I work with young people every day and it seems that some parnents are not willing to have that talk yet. I met a young lady that needed to talk about what to do about her being four months preganet. She said my mom never talked to me about sex and here it is now i'm preganet after my first time having sex. This should be a wake up call for parents. If we are not ready for yor baby to have a baby, don't be a baby and have that talk.
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Excellent point Christina. I am not sure if it is the parents not wanting to talk about sex with their kids or not caring to talk to their kids about sex. What I have realized by going to college is a sense of apathy among young adults. This wasn't an attitude that was developed overnight. This was years in the making. We have to wake up and take control of our lives, and it will take years for this to happen as well. I will keep emphasizing the point that to change our society for the better we have to start at home. I love America and the basis of what this country was founded on. I want to be able to see Americans stand for what we believe in, make a change, and leave our mark.
ReplyDeleteYou lost me a bit, Christina. Is this in response to a discussion post?
ReplyDeleteChristina you make an excellent point. Parents need to stop being so bashful and tell there kids about sex. Otherwise the kids will learn everything from their friends (who will no doubt have no clue what they're talking about), or from the internet and that won't end well at all. Theses kids are going to keep getting themselves pregnant and catching these STD's because they haven't been properly edicatued about sex and protection. It'll be awkward at first no doubt but if the parents really love their kids and want what's best for them then they need to have a real discussion with their children about how sex works and what they should and shouldn't do. If they don't then they have no right to complain about the consequences.
ReplyDeleteI think that if more parents stepped up and talked to their children about sex, many of them would not make the decisions that they make. I agree that it was definitely more complicated to talk to their children in the past but now with society being as open as it is people should be more willing to speak with their children and educate them. What many parents do not realize that whether or not you talk to your children they will learn about sex from their peers and television as well as the internet. A lot of parents would be better off talking to their children their friends are more likely to misinform them. I may not be a mother but I have nieces and nephews that I talk to constantly about sex and what they should be aware of as well as using protection. There are many parents that are just not willing to inform their children about abstinence and the do's and don'ts of sexual relationships. Parents should use the teen pregnancy data as well as the number of cases in young adults that involve std's should be a wake up call.
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