There are so many young adults and even kids that have no idea about sex, pregnancy, stds and simple things like reproduction, yet theyre all having sex and wondering if they will get pregnant!
Alot of them dont even know how virginity is lost!
With all the sources available today - internet, books, magazines, tv and even people like councellors, specialists, doctors - there really is no excuse for young people not knowing whats involved when it comes to sex.
2007-04-24 00:10:30 · 7 answers · asked by Carla P 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Completely agreed. I just finished reading Judith Levine's awesome book "Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex", and I'm shocked at the poor level of sex education, and worse, how it's harming our kids.
Although, to be fair, how virginity is lost is still in debate even by the experts- textbook-wise, we should have it down, but where do we fit in intimate acts that aren't penetration (like oral sex, Mr. Clinton?), and if we're acting on the technicality that penis-in-vagina sex is the standard of virginity, then are all gays and lesbians who have never had heterosexual sex by nature virgins? So I can commisserate with kids on this one, trying to figure out if what they've done or want to do constitutes a loss of virginity.
Seriously, somebody needs to step up and start changing the tide. If I had it my way, sex education wouldn't be a one-time class, but rather a required course for every grade, every semester, titled "Sex, Relationships, and Physical Health", the curriculum would be written by a team of Carol Queen, Susie Bright, and Sue Johansen, amongst others, it would be taught by people licensed by the Center for Sex and Culture, and there would be yearly field trips to Good Vibrations (in California).
The more education you have, the better you can make rational decisions about your life- that's my stance.
2007-04-25 21:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I definately think the risks of unprotected sex need to be hammered into the younger generation more. When I left school I'd had about 3 sex ed classes in the whole 5 years. A year later I lost my V and didn't use anything, ended up taking the morning after pill. I was 16 and should have known better but I only realised that once the deed had been done. I always use protection now but luckily the boy I slept with was a virgin too so I wasn't at a high risk of contracting an STI/STD.
2007-04-24 07:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
While it is true that many younger children are experimenting with sex, there is actually a decline in teen pregnancy and in high school aged children having sex. And for those that are, according to one study (see link below), 98% of them between 15-19 used at least one form of contraceptive. So children may not be getting all the information they need, but the trend still seems to be on the decline, as a whole.
2007-04-24 07:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by shlammy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our government only wants abstinance only programs. Our kids are not taught about STD's & pregnancy. What they learn comes from their friends who don't know anything either! Our poor kids!
2007-04-24 07:28:53 · answer #4 · answered by JNS 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some parents decline the sex ed offer to their kids. My former foster mom tells me that I can go to jail for educating kids on sex. Here's some REAL online sex ed.
2007-04-24 07:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
honestly, i am not..i think most kids today know everything there is to know about sex and pregnancy and they still choose the wrong way coz they can't be bothered and they think it won't happen to them, i think it's the parents job to watch out for their kids coz the information is there but they choose not to use it.
2007-04-24 07:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by the_one 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ive only had one sex ed. class in 5th grade and somehow know alot---- :D
2007-04-24 10:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by not ur average chic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋