a question about violence and sex on Television(TV)?

Question

As we all know, there are many parents(Especialy from the beaver times, who remember's that? watched it as a kid.) But things have been going a bit overdone, i admit. yeah. the sex ads(Tampons,Condoms etc.)The "Sex and the city" show. But my question is simple enough.

Why? Why does it matter? Why do we hide such Natural acts from our children? Because you think it de-sensatize's them? I just don't get it. its like the Stigma against naked peaple. everyone has to wear clothes, why? it hides the natural. i have been thinking hard about this. And it just doesnt make sense. We hide these Natural acts(Kissing, sex etc.) from our kids. Why? to protect them? from what? knowledge is power. i mean seriously, is it best for them not to know anything about sex until *insert proscribed age*? or for them to know about sex and violence and know how to react to such things? and how to behave in such situations? i bealeve that would be better then just blocking them from such things all together.ye?

I bealeve that it is natural, and instead of hiding it from the youngsters, to better educate them. Sex, Kissing, etc. is alot in a relationship. and it is an important part of life. i bealeve that it should be Understood by more then just the people at the *insert proscribed age*

Furthermore, i wasnt talking about TV in general. i was talking about the stigma of not educating kids about such things from day 01.

Quote "Not talking about TV, talking about education". Unquote.

i understand there is a line between what is Okay for kids and what isnt. what i'm talking about is Sex Education. and education about violence. regardless of title, i am asking about Education. The question in summary is, Do you think that we should, instead of Not leting them know about it, educate them about it? i know there are some things that should be explained by adults, but should adults explain and educate them on sex before the perscribed age? i mean, There is a difference between what they show on TV(obviously the average guy/girl doesnt go around screwing everyone they meet, or beating people up.) what i am asking is, should, or shouldn't we educate them on violence and sex, before the perscribed age so they better understand it when they watch said channels on TV?

and to respond to anything to the effect of my spelling.

you seem to forget i am foreign. and until you can spell properly and 4 different languages, Shut it.

i feel there is a bit of mis understanding.

Let me revise.

1.I'm talking about how we should educate them on such things, instead of blocking them from it.

2.I know there should be an age where they can understand it.

3.Understanding is the best way to go about things, they understand they have to eat. why can't they understand that?

4. its an important part of life.

5.my spelling is none of your concern, i am foreign and i am learning 4 different languages, including my first language.(German).

Answer 1

There's a big line between doing things with grace and respect versus what's on tv.

Answer 2

Ultra conservative family values... yeah, they suck. But, on the other hand, do you really want immature little kids getting a full dose of X rated material?

There's a fine line somewhere, where an adult can understand what is right and what is wrong... When we find that line, I'll let you know... Right now, it's been going back and forth... with limits being pushed and overagressive conservatives fighting back limitind our access to information and I don't know when it's going to stop...

The age is about 18, give or take a few years... 16 to drive, a big responsibility. 18 for voting and military service. But, 21 to consume alcoholic beverages? Hell, you only have to be 25 to serve in Congress...

Answer 3

I think that TV is a very convenient scapegoat for those that don't want to face or dig to find out the real reasons.

For thousands of years, kids were close to their parents at night and would have seen and heard most of it, and violence in some form or another would have been a daily occurrence.

Edit:
We answer our kids questions honestly and openly. Granted, we didn't go into the mechanics when they were younger, but told them enough to answer the question without a bunch of euphanisms.

Answer 4

to be honest, most are afraid of what they would do with such knowledge...........teaching them that's it's natural is one thing, but when you teach your kids that they should be doing "grown folks things" that's irresponsible because they're kids, not grown-ups........kids have a certain world they live in and the problem with giving them too much too soon is overload or "overfeeding" if you will.........that's the problem with alot of today's youth now is because they're growing up too fast without ever actually having a "childhood"

while I agree that certain stigmas should be lifted or at least altered somewhat, it's difficult for parents these days to say or do anything to their children because of the somewhat stupid laws governing parenting these days

Answer 5

Let kids be kids. Why overwhelm them with such things? And the parents SHOULD be protecting their "youngsters". If we all walked around naked I could see a jump in sex crimes occuring. If people walk around naked what's to say they can't have sex in public? Kids shouldn't be exposed to such things.

Answer 6

IT does de sensatize them, a lot of them. And the pont being a lot of parents allow their children to watch tv all day or at any time and allow them to watch anything.

I don't think programs like Sex in the City are acceptable behavior and the problem is they make all the behaviors look perfectly healthy and ok and they are not. There is nothing normal about a women sleeping with so many men she can't remember names only d.i.c.ks or faces and to sleep with so many that NY the city of NY is running out of men she has already slept with! This is nto healthy behvior.

It is how they make it look. I do not allow my child to watch anything on TV. Videos only and only after I watch them.

Answer 7

Obviously there are some things you dont want them to see but kids see things all the time they probably shouldnt. What do you think the kids in Iraq are seeing right now? The main thing is if there is an attentive adult to explain things. Give content and meaning to life. If there isnt then they will develop their own way of processing the information.

Answer 8

sex and violence has been around since the beginning of time. It is stupid that someone blames it on TV. No TV did not invent sex or violence. People were having sex way before TV came out. People were killing each other way before TV came out

Answer 9

i beleive there is a proper age for everything and for children age five and younger the most you can get through is nobody touches you!!! if you tell a child too much while they're still too young to really understand they might not know how to react to it and think its okay for them to do it and get other children to do it or let other people hence pedophiles do it to them on the sex subject on the violence no opinion....

Answer 10

Before you try to change society and how kids are educated on sexual issues you should work on your spelling as your first step toward being a role model. Remember, you said it "knowledge is power".