Sex Ed

Is sex education the responsibility of school or parents?

Parents should be responsible for educating their kids on sex because when around other students, the children may not take the lessons seriously. When surrounded by peers, sexual jokes are made, especially during sex education classes. Pictures and phrases may capture the attention of the students in the wrong way, and the importance or seriousness of the class may not be fully recognized. Teachers tend to give the G rated version of what the lesson displays, and give a blanketed description to spare the faint of heart. They don’t know how to make the children understand its importance.

Sex education in the home helps to strengthen important ties between parents and their children. Parents alone have the right to be the primary educators of their children, particularly in matters related to sexuality. The responsibility of parents to steer the discipline and development of their child involves the child's total development including his or her sexual morality. Parents are necessary to give their children a clear and delicate sex education, one that is truly and fully personal.

Parents should recognize that before they can communicate freely with their children, they must be able to talk freely with each other and to develop sensitivity to their own feelings. Parents are very often out of touch with their own feelings. Such talks can make them aware of their own selves and more open to their partner's needs. Those who are uncomfortable hearing or speaking sexual words can practice them until they feel natural and comfortable. This is important because children are sensitive to the emotional value parents give to certain words or may pick up what their parents feel rather than what their parents say.