Many of the questions I see on here are questions I feel should be addressed by the parents. I realize that it might feel "funny" but really....they are your parents. I'm sure most of them remember what it was like to be young. If you don't talk to your parents how about another adult you trust????
2006-09-12 11:48:39 · 21 answers · asked by Jimmy Dean 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I was and I still am talking to my parents everything including sex cause they are my parents they are the only people that want the best for me...Besides they are older and have more experience...In this way they'll trust u more and feel like an important part of ur teenage life
2006-09-12 11:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree on one hand, but on the other I think it's a good base for children to communicate when they don't have to feel judged how they feel. I am a mother of three and I only hope my children find confidence in finding there true feelings from the vast variety there village has to offer. You got to remember parents are only human too, and even though I talk to my kids all the time about these things, I expect there are some things that others from the outside looking in have to offer them. Even if it is too see how strange people can be.
2006-09-12 18:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by earthmothermoon 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have a great point...to remind teens/young adults that even though it may be uncomfortable to talk about, most parents are open and would give you the best guidance that they'd know.
I would've never thought of going to my parents about sex. It was gross to even think they knew about it.
Not until I got married, did I even feel comfortable talking about sex with my mom. Not with my dad though.
I think this Q&A forum can be a good tool for anyone to just ponder other people's views. Don't take it as if its the only answer to a problem though.
2006-09-12 18:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by Julie W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I for one talk to my mother about sex and puberty. I grew up learning to ask questions and to not be embarrassed about what's going on in my body. I guess it helps that my parents both have jobs in the medical field.
Most teens, though, grew up with silence surrounding these issues. Their parents feel too embarrassed to talk about it, leading their children feeling weird and guilty about wondering. So, they turn to their friends and peers and, sometimes, yahoo answers, which can lead them to believe untrue things. It's unfortunate, but we don't have a very open society. Look at the programs teaching abstinence. It would be great if teens didn't have sex until they were married, but that's not the reality. Instead of teaching them about condoms and birth control and all that, we just blush and ignore it. I think it's more a societal problem than anything--we discourage our kids from asking.
2006-09-12 18:54:05 · answer #4 · answered by a_soft_world 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the children and the parents are not emotionally bonded from the bigining, it would be hard for the teenagers to talk to their parents about sex.
In the first place, it would have been the parents who have to talk to them first, even at an early age, as sex education so that they will not learn it from other people who would only take advantage of their innocense.
If parents will teach their children about sex, I believe the teenagers will be able to relate to their parents.
2006-09-12 18:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by yulnores 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would NEVER have talked to my parents about sex. Not in a million years. My mom never used the words "pregnant" or "woman" or anything remotely sexual in nature. I would want my kids now to talk to me about it if they have questions but I wouldn't have done it. I have a feeling most kids talk to their peers about sex and get misinformation from that. I'd rather my kids got the right information and not hearsay and rumors and dumb ideas from their so-called friends.
Sometimes they do read pamphlets from the school nurse.... If they can read, that is. Some of the questioners on here really make me doubt their literacy.
2006-09-12 18:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by Hello Dolly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some parents are weird about things like that. My parents refuse to talk about anything sexual. The sad part is that kids who do not talk about those things are more likely to make poor decisions. If your parents are cooperative you can talk to another responsible person like a doctor or a counselor.I think that communication about sexuality is an important part of life and can help us to understand those feelings better.
2006-09-12 18:51:50 · answer #7 · answered by ineedalotofyou 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you parents are good parents then they should be the first people you go to when wanting to talk about sex. I do not suggest, thinks like positions and toys. I think you parents are there to help educate you on sex.
2006-09-12 18:50:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some parents are willing to listen and talk about anything with their children and unfortunately some do not care or want to be bothered , so its not really the children in general .it is society and the bad parents that have brought down the caring parents.And sometimes going to another person is not always good either. they repeat to the ones who don't care , and trouble brews .
2006-09-12 18:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, and its usually because parents always seem so out of the loop on our generation but in fact they know allot more than we think
2006-09-12 18:53:49 · answer #10 · answered by Russell C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋