Are you, as a parent, talking to your teen about sexual issues (STD prevention, contraceptives, risks) or do you count on school programs to inform them?
Or, if you aren't a parent, had your mom/dad told you what you needed before having sex? Was this an easy or difficult thing to hear and/or bring up to them?
Please help me, as I'm looking for statistics to encourage/discourage how teens learn about this issue
Thank you
2007-11-20 08:22:00 · 13 answers · asked by willow_falls 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
My mom told me everything I ever needed/wanted to know about sex. It really wasn't awkward at all, and I still go to her any time I have a question. I have no problem with it, it's not difficult.
I also took a Child Development class last year, and found I already knew almost everything.
2007-11-20 08:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by Ella (& her dogs) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's been at least 15 years since I had the talk with my mother. (My dad chose not to get involved in this matter, lol.) I don't know that she ever told me about STDs or contraceptives or anything like that. She just explained to me the fundamentals of intercourse - and just intercourse, not the other sex acts that can be performed or that they are even considered sex.
I'm not really sure where and when I learned about STDs, although I'm pretty sure it wasn't my mother. It may have been school, health class probably.
Contraceptives I ultimately learned about from my mother (birth control pills I was prescribed at a young age due to very abnormal and heavy periods, but I knew they were a contraceptive method). I knew that sex caused pregnancy and how it happened, but I'm not sure I really understood it as a "risk". (The thought of having sex while still in school never crossed my mind, honestly. I knew people who did it, and I was more appalled rather than curious. I always thought of it as an act of love between two individuals.)
It was embarrassing as a young child to hear about sex, but my family has always been very open to discussion about any topic. It's still that way today, and I can talk to my mom about anything.
Good luck with your project.
2007-11-20 08:34:52 · answer #2 · answered by xK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, people are probably going to thumbs-down this, but it's the truth. My parents have never said a word to me about sex. However, most aspects of it, like premarital sex, condoms, birth control, etc. are against my religion (I'm Catholic), so they aren't topics we typically bring up, and they certainly wouldn't be presented as options. However, since I love my religion and want to follow it (no, this isn't something my parents forced on me; I'm a lot more devoutly religious than them), I'm 17 years old, have never had sex, and, since I plan to stay single, I never intend to. As for things about anatomy, the science surrounding sex, periods, etc., I learned about that both from school and all the reading I do (it's not like I spend my time reading about sex; it's just that I read everything about everything, so it was bound to come up at some point...).
2007-11-20 10:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by Lycanthrope777 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that while some parents are good at it, and inform their kids as much as they need to know, there are still way too many parents out there that don't let their kids know what they need to.
And if left to the schools, its a bad idea. Remember that sex education in schools now days is so politically correct that they don't really teach kids anything that they don't already know. Parents really should shoulder the responsibility.
2007-11-20 10:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe parents educate kids the way they should. I remember my mom explaining to me the whole process of sex and conception, but that's it. Then it was never do it until your married. It was never discussed again unless it was me being accused of doing it. My brother and I were not taught about protection and std's and contraceptives. Let me tell you that a lot of baby boomer's were this way and the result ended in a lot of pregnant girls in my high school.
2007-11-20 11:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million. None 2. In my area on the time... Underage eating, underage intercourse, drug utilization, gangs 3. confident 4. on no account 5. Wait until your with them for a minimum of 6 months, for a twelve months ideally. in the event that they care approximately you, they're going to stick around with out intercourse. intercourse is an advantage, it isn't the muse of a relationship i'm in my 20's
2016-10-02 03:00:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents are conservative Catholics who avoided the subject. I learned what my period was from my neighbor when I got it at her house. All my parents taught me was to be pro-life.
So I'm 19 years old and 3 months pregnant.
I do plan on teaching my child quite a bit more on the subject than my parents taught me.
2007-11-23 06:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by junegemini88 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was not taught about sex at all in my home. My child has been taught all about sex education and he was taught at an early age in age appropriate content. Every year we do a follow up talk to make sure he understands what is going on with his body and to see if he has any questions. He is completely comfortable talking to us about how he is changing and how he is feeling about his changes.
2007-11-20 08:31:31 · answer #8 · answered by mocristy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was in 5th grade, the only "talk" that I remember was about getting my period. I don't recall if "sex" was discussed in that conversation, or not.
My school didn't teach anything about sex. So, I guess it was something that I learned from TV and in the movies.
2007-11-20 08:31:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 14 and my parents have never talked to me, but that's okay - We learned about it last year, and I'm not planning on it anyways
2007-11-20 08:44:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋