In today's society it's very abundant the motto "sex sells" (wich is sadly true) in that way you see more and more teens if not kids yet being invaded with more and more images of erotic development and curiosity at early ages and its taking it to a lot of teen pregnancies and a lot of destroyed young lifes, homes and divorces....
Would you have the courage to tell your kids NOT about the prevention of pregnancies and STD's (which IS important) but to HAVE a job experience, the responsabilities of managing finances, food provision (cooking and shopping), a clean house and wardrobe, and THEN respect their independence of their bodies?
Maybe that way their relations lasted more than 1 or 2 years.
2007-01-31 16:31:41 · 7 answers · asked by howlme 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
would you tell tour kids that you're OK if they want to have premaritals IF they first learn to support THEMSELVES before to HAVE to support a kid they didnt wanted? (I'm inclined to tell about abstinence 'til 21, but is almost impossible)
2007-01-31 17:20:50 · update #1
What the hell? You don't even make sense.
And by the way SEX DOES NOT SELL. I have a Master's in Advertising and it has been proven time and time again that sex actually doesn't increase sales.
2007-01-31 16:37:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
I inform my teenagers about STD's pregnancy and the fact that condoms have a 40% failure rate. There is no such thing as safe sex. No sex is the only way to be sure of avoiding pregnancy and STD's. Also that if they decide to have sex it should be with a long term partner, who hasn't slept around. Not to have children until you have a secure marriage, because children grow up best with two parents, and being a single parent is very difficult. And that there is plenty of time, I am working on the finances, cooking, shopping, clean house and wardrobe. I wish someone told me these things.
If you mean that it might decrease the divorce rate. I think the answer there is to teach our children to be respectful of others and to expect to be respected and settle for no less. Teach them about the reasons people get married and what are good reasons. Build up their self esteem, arm them with knowledge before we send them out into the world.
2007-02-01 01:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ripplediane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't quite know what you are asking. But I have to say that teens should be informed of STD's since 1 in 4 sexually active teens has one. http://www.sadd.org/stats.htm#sex The problem is not that school are teaching sex ed and safe sex but it is the lack of sex talks. Most schools still have an abstinence only program and barely talk about safe sex. Yes its important to teach them life skills like finances and cooking and such but it is still important to inform them of the consequences that can come about due to sex.
I do think though that abstinence should be stressed major because studies have shown that monogamous relationships are less likely to get divorced or separated. And this means one person in a life time not one person at a time.
2007-02-01 01:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by WINGS 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm actually not positive I understand your question, but here's my take. Sex education is not supposed to be the most important things you teach your chidlren. My children will be taught abstinence. Period. Sex outside of marriage is risky in every possible way. And sex should be reserved for two people who love each other and are committed (PERMANENTLY) to each other. I hate the complete saturation in our society with sex. We don't even watch regularly programmed TV shows in our house. Nothing is special anymore, and even our children get so used to seeing provocative images that eventually to even get aroused they will need hard core porn. My children will be taught modesty as being respectful of their bodies and respectful of the people around them.
And to the 'masters degree' poster, they didn't teach very well there, I guess, b/c if sex didn't sell, Sex & the City wouldn't have been such a popular (though disgusting display immorality) show. And women in bikinis wouldn't regularly grace beer commercials (and everything else!) Sex is used to sell almost everything you can think of.
2007-02-01 00:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by littleangelfire81 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would and did tell my kids that. I agree with you .
Teens now days just want to grow up too fast and when they find out they are not ready...they come back home with a kid or two in tow.
2007-02-01 01:18:57 · answer #5 · answered by jeeccentricx2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. I have talked to a lot of young people that sex should not rule your life, use your mind not your body to get ahead in this life.
2007-02-01 00:38:24 · answer #6 · answered by karen v 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
what of course sex sells sex rules in fact theres not enough sex in our society.
2007-02-01 00:43:02 · answer #7 · answered by ?????? 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋