Parents Worry Where Kids Are Learning About Sex, Study Says

Is there really anything new under the sun? Coomunication (ei. internet) may have changed, but this has always been a concern for parents. Do you remember your youth? Where did you get your information?

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No matter what parents, educaters, or do-gooders of any type may try, Hollywood will still be the controlling factor in what kids wear, watch, listen to or how they act. Producers don't consider loose morals important the way ordinary citizens do --it's strictly their profit that motivates them, with sex, risque' fashion etc. merely a part of "what's happening". About all that can be done is to continue appealing to the power brokers to excercise decency in film-making or what can be considered "acceptable" by Hollywood standards. Perhaps by hammering at how low our country has fallen compared to foreign mores will help them realize that the slut mentality and rampant pornography need not be so pushed so hard in order to make a profit.

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I started school in 1954 and when I got old enough to know there was a real difference in boys and girls it was ' I'll show you mine if you show me yours '......Bet it's still that way..

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I knew about sex in 6th grade. I was fantasizing about girls in 7th grade and up. There isn't much your going to keep from any child that's in the public school system. They will learn about one wway or another from friends. The best you can do is get over the awkwardness and talk with your child when you feel they are ready. I did that when my son who was a freshman was asked to prom by a Junior. I told him I would rather he waited if anything happened, but if he did do anything, at least get and use a condom and don't be stupid about it. Preventable mistakes are stupid mistakes, and you don't wanna make stupid mistakes in life.

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You really think kids are telling researchers the truth about their sexual knowledge? You are delusional!

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Today the kids have the internet. They know more by the age of 10 than most of us did by 18. the researchers are either in denial or they are trying to put something over on the "Paying" Public. Most kids would laugh if someone sat them down to teach them about the "Birds and Bees". You better do it by third or fourth grade.

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It's strange, but whenever there is an agenda to implement sex education in schools, these same parents are blocking this from happening!! The "moral majority" claim that sex-ed wil corrupt their children and will lead to widespread unprotected sex. Funny, that's happening now! Parents want to teach their children, then DO IT.!!!

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Talking about Kim Kardashian I saw her on a segment of their show signing autographs. Who walks up to her for a signing? Three little girls who were gazing at her like an idol. Their mother in the backround taking pictures of this beautiful event. What good parent would want this woman to influence their kids? No, wonder our kids today are way past their maturity levels. All I see in Kim and her siblings is vulgarity, low self esteem, no moral fiber, and women who have fallen prey to the masochistic, misogynistic, male-dominated society where she feels obligated to be sexually explicit in order to get attention and to make big money, in their case. That is dirty money in my book. Our children are seeing way too much too early.

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What birds ? Bees?

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The last line of this article, "So tell that Kardashian woman to put on some clothes and get a real job. You have to go talk to your kids", should be a required disclaimer everytime an image of the Kardashian women is shown.

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The Center for Advancing Health is just one of many 501c non-profits who surrvive on guvment grants to come up with b/s like this. Our tax dollars are used to pay for these worthless research reports that keep trying to address the same old, worn out, scenarios. Sort of like "feed the monkey, watch him poop". I got the "Talk" from my dad when I was 12 or 13. I watched him squrim and stutter but I already knew about the "birds and bees". Read about all that stuff in his well hidden Playboy magazines. Go figure, don't need a guvment funded sex report to figure out how it all works.

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i got my sex ed from watching ginger on gilligans island

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I got a book for my teen from amazon called The Virgin Diaries.
72 stories about people's first times. It's more about the emotional aspect. There is sex in it (obviously) but it's not pornographic. I got it and read it first and then I gave it to my daughter. It made talking about sex easier.

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My mother was my teacher for which I am most grateful TV had Rob and Laura in separate beds and the Clevers. I was not exposed to what today's children are exposed to and basically in today's world you would have to ban television and the internet to keep exposure low. My mother taught me at a very young age to keep my "privates" private and not to let anyone tell me otherwise. I trusted my mother and respected her. My parents gave me a high self esteem and were very involved in my life growing up. I knew what I wanted in life and they supported me in reaching my goals. They loved me and made me feel loved. I did not need sex to feel good....and I knew how to say no and not worry about what others thought.
I also taught in a junior high and was apalled at what they knew, were exposed to and was in shock. I taught sex education for three years and found the information students told me very sad. Many had been engaged in some forms of sex from a very young age. Children should be taught how precious they are and the gift of reproduction is sacred, special and creates life. The act is meant to create life not be entertainment, or stress relief. And if they are under that much stress and are not allowed to be children, then shame on irresponsible television producers, parents, teachers and others who influence our young in such an evil way. No wonder we have such depressed and over weight children. When they always need to feel good they will continue to dive into comfort no matter where they can get it.
Virginity should be marketed the way sex is marketed and we would have less problems in our culture.

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