What are they supposed to do with theri sexual impulses. Their hormones are raging and excuse my language but they are horny as hell so what do we teach them?
2007-10-22 16:44:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Good sex education includes safe sex. Abstinence only "sex education" has been shown time and again to be ineffective in its goal of decreasing sexual involvement. Teaching responsibility, and respecting the capacity of young people to be responsible, is the method that will work best. We should teach comprehensive sexual education to all students that covers not only the biology, but the psychological and personal impact of sexual involvement, and ways in which to keep safe if they make that choice. Simply saying - "this is sex, DON'T DO IT!!" will not solve what society has identified as the problem with teen sexual involvement.
2007-10-23 02:43:10 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally, from bitter experience seeing sex get devalued and people suffering from carelessness causing std's and unnecessary abortions, this flower child has come to the conclusion after many years that this is a pretty serious societal problem. I'm not naive. I don't think you can tell the raging mass of hormones and curiosity that is a teenager not to have sex. It's biologically absurd, and actually a major bit of hypocrisy in a culture that actually made Britny Speares a multi-millionaire for whoring it up as a teenager. However I think that people need to have the sex talk much earlier with their kids than they might think. And be kind and understanding, AND informative. If you think the son or daughter is one of those that's going to go ahead and do the deed at the first opportunity (I have a teenage daughter, I can see the signs of curiosity quite clearly when it happens); then talk, provide information, explain how you feel about your own sexual awakenings, even sexual mistakes. Get real and stay real. As far as your question, are they ready to make a safe sex choice: You can't kid yourself. Adults are careless, the culture is wanton and it's a crapshoot out there. But honesty and kind and non-lurid sexual education is a very very good idea, in my opinion.
2016-05-24 22:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I think they should be taught both, they are beyond "Sexual education" at least for the most of them. When my daughter asked my granddaughters One is 7 one is 10 about sex, they both knew much more then they should, so, maybe "safe sex"
Their teacher now takes them aside and explains this to them in class. The older one now teaches the younger one. She was told, mom would do that. But, that's what happens.
2007-10-23 00:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know you'll find this hard to believe but once upon a time the large majority of teens controlled their sexual impulsives. Why the current generation thinks that this can't be done is beyond me.
Wouldn't 'safe sex' be part of sex education -- it's not a matter of one or the other.
2007-10-22 20:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by Judith 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They should be taught both.
Sorry but just because we are the highest form of animal life on this planet does not mean we are still not animals. But even animals can be taught to behave and control themselves.
You can not stop hormones from happening. You can explain what to do to control those impulses and what the ramifications are of those impulse.
Ignorance of the parent thinking that it should not be taught is in itself a failure on the part of the parent.
2007-10-22 17:04:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Along with sex education, we teach them responsibity. Every choice one make creates an inescapable consequence. A consequence that will be part of your life for the rest of your life. By your choices you are molding who/what you are and will be.
Of course if we fail to teach them what they need, there is a backup system. It is called life. Life however is not always a gentle teacher.
2007-10-22 17:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by stedyedy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes, now a days unwed mothers are getting younger and younger and it's alarming. If they are taught somehow they will be very much aware of the so called thing safe sex.
2007-10-23 04:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by Chris L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in saving yourself until marriage, but most teens will do it before anyways so you might as well teach them "safe sex".
2007-10-23 13:30:02 · answer #8 · answered by Babyluvs2Dance<3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! There should be no underage unready prenancy that can ruin the child's life. Sex education is the way to go.
2007-10-22 19:48:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they should be taught that. Teens are so involved with dating today, that they need to know more about making out.
2007-10-22 23:51:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋