On the other sections of yahoo answers. there is a constant barrage of questions from kids about:
"what is the right size of a penis for a 14 year old"
What is a vagina?
What is wrong with my penis, it curves
What is a circumcision?
What do you do during sex.?
And the list GOES ON !!!
When I was a kid, my parents were the source of my answers about this kinda stuff. Don't parents talk to thier kids anymore??
2006-06-14 00:26:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I think most parents just don't know how to. They wait until they think the child will be old enough, and by that time there has been no meaningful conversation about anything let alone sex. If they started by being "clinical" about body parts and functions it would be less stigmatic. Example: it's not a pee pee or a whoohaa, or a thingy. It's a penis. Don't give things stupid names. I think a lot pf parents are afraid that if their child asks a "sex" question there is something wrong with that child. I once heard a little girl ask her mother why little boys have "peanuts". Mom said "I don't know, and you don't need to" I (being the loudmouth that I am) said " So when they are born the doctor knows if it a boy or girl, that way the mommy and daddy know what to name it". The little girl just said " I think that is a good idea". She just wanted an answer that made sense to her. Maybe letting them watch a few nature programs with a question and answer session after wards would be helpful. I remember growing up with the sense no question is stupid or off limits.
2006-06-14 08:46:53 · answer #1 · answered by cricket 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
actually planB is also RU486(Mifepristone) and the abortion pill is a much stronger dose of RU486 that's why people think Plan B is also the abortion pill. Plan B can hurt a baby if you are already pregnant it can contribute to a number of birth defects and preterm labor. (but there is a lower chance of that since it's a lower dose of RU486) Though I am not for abstinence only education in schools I can proudly say I would rather my child learn from me and my husband about sex then someone at school. I think sex ed should be taught by parents but some parents have a hard time doing that, so school is a decent place for it. (not ideal in my eyes) I think that some girls will continue to use Plan B, Mifepristone, traditional abortion, and even Penny Royal tea for that matter, and most of these girls will be well educated on the issue of sex. The fact is only 10% of teenage girls seek out birthcontrol through their parents and/or regular doctor and another 53% claim their parents would have no problem helping them get birthcontrol, they just don't want to bother them or are to embarrassed to ask. The issue is with openess and not abstinence only education
2016-03-27 03:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, most parents don't - so sad! I know I've been talking to my girls about everything since they were 4 or 5 (age-appropriate, of course - they've learned more and more as the years have gone by)
2006-06-14 09:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by thersa33 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm 18 and my parent's talked to me about the birds and the bees, periods, and all that stuff... also i took sex ed in the 5th and the 8th. Kids just don't listen anymore..
2006-06-14 01:48:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most parents have never received any sex education themselves. They have no idea how to talk about sex with their kids. And often they simply don't talk about it. It's a taboo topic for them.
2006-06-14 00:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Mom had a long talk with me in the 6th grade because there was a pregnant girl in my class (in the 6th grade) i thought that it was so terrible because now she has the responsibility of a child
2006-06-14 00:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by Angel Baby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think kids simply want to be reassured that they are normal and sorry to say many parents want or don't talk to their kids about sex and their body!
2006-06-14 00:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my parents are catholic. the only thing they said is ' it's bad ' .
i had to answer all my stepkids questions. at first i would talk to their mom and dad to ask what i could and couldn't tell them. eventually i had to hear about all of their escapades. not exactly what i wanted to hear, but i did.
honestly, there has to be some kind of middle ground that i just didn't find.
2006-06-14 01:25:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No parents dont. They find it hard. My parents never even mentioned it becuase its a sin. They wanted to right me off becuase i stayd with my fiance before marriage.
2006-06-14 00:40:32 · answer #9 · answered by sweety 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most are from kids seeking attention and most are from kids who are home alone and not being monitered on the computer
2006-06-14 00:29:28 · answer #10 · answered by jchas64651 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋