Early Development Of Sex Education. By:. Jolimer Gerdine.

That way is through sex education, it will provide a safe and stable environment for students and even parents to understand options and routes each teen can take. Hopefully involving this education into all schools can overall affect almost all teens as well as their families, bringing a positive impact to the topic that people are weary of. Abstinence-only education may be effective for some and is a great way to teach kids, but sex education provides a more specialized learning for every student. Therefore it is a necessity in any child's education, young or old, it is never too late to

During 1920s, U.S. schools began to incorporate sex education to their courses. A 2002 study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that “58% of secondary school principals describe their sex education curriculum as comprehensive programs provide factual information about birth control, sexual transmitted disease, and continue the message to children about waiting to have sex.” (Johannah)

Sexual education in schools has become a highly controversial topic over the past few years. Some people believe students should be taught abstinence-only education, while others believe students need the full on “sex talk”. While the sex education controversy may seem silly, it is very important that students receive the most efficient education possible. When it comes to education parents want their children to receive the most effective kind. This is also very true in terms of sex education. Sex education is very debatable right now as to whether students should be taught abstinence-only education or comprehensive sex education.

Sex education should be implemented at an early age beginning at the middle school level. A discussion of contraception, the risks of diseases, the risk of becoming an unwed teen parent and the disadvantages of not having an education will help decrease the number of teen pregnancies with future generations. Parents should not feel threatened of having their children learning about sex in class. Parents should feel empowered; it will allow their children opportunities to feel they are able to discuss future topics of sex at home to help promote

For teenagers, to be timely, adequate and appropriate sex education according to their growth characteristics and the age in which cultural background. Let teens know that sexual morality is the symbol of human civilization, to understand the noble character of valuable, life in the community, to be social recognition and acceptance, it must abide by social morality, including sexual morality. Conducting sex education should also pay attention to improving the poor external environment, good living arrangements for amateur youth, guiding them to the legitimate activities in order to stimulate their legitimate interest in life.

According to Roemer and Paxman, there are laws and regulations regarding sex education that inhibit children from being exposed to sexuality. I believe the idea of shielding children from sexuality is not based on evidence, and may really be dangerous. There are several studies researching how children are affected through early introduction. Unfortunately, practically all of those findings focus on abuse situations, making it difficult to make assumptions about non-abuse situations. From some of these papers, I 'd like to argue that shielding children of any age is actually harmful. It perpetuates the shame of sexuality being an inappropriate and unspoken topic. In my opinion, it takes from young children the ability to discuss sexual topics. I think parents, educators, and others should allow young children to become aware of sexuality. Instead of enabling browser filters on computers, we should treat sexuality the same way we treat action and violence. Maybe children should be allowed to guide their own growth, and help them deal with it, where necessary. I feel with more liberty though, additional direction will be needed.

I completely agree with Ralph DiClemente. When I was taught Sex Education, in sixth grade, we were taught the basics. How to use a condom, sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy. I think that with younger people, when they are in relationships, they are not really sure how it works. Not just sex, but relationships in general. As an effect of that, he or she does not assert what they want or what they think is right, they go with the flow. Why? Because honestly they do not know better. With these classes of empowerment, I feel that they will get a better understanding that it is okay to voice your opinion and set boundaries and just put out there that if they are not okay with something, like not using a condom. “Knowing how to communicate

The reason parents are fearful of the sex talk is because they cannot or do not want to picture their child having sex, even though it is a possibility, and the child will feel embarrassed to have their parents talk to them about sex. Because of these feelings, the talk repeatedly becomes delayed, and it either does not happen at all or it happens too late after their child has already had sex. “In the latest study on parent-child talks about sex and sexuality, researchers found that more than forty percent of adolescents had had intercourse before talking to their parents about safe sex, birth control or sexually transmitted diseases” (Park).

However, HIV continues to impact youth between 13 to 24 disproportionately; around 39,000 people in this age group are living with HIV, and this age group constitutes some 21% of new cases, or around 3,000 per year (CDC, 2014). Unlike HIV incidence rates for the population as a whole, which have decreased over time, the incidence rates for youth over 13 have actually increased with time, in part because 60% of youth are not yet aware they are infected, as compared to 15% of adults with HIV (CDC, 2014). For any youth under 18, though, living with HIV involves a set of complex psychosocial challenges that can drastically impact treatment, health, and quality of life outcomes. The uniqueness and gravity of these issues, along with the size of the affected population, mean that the psychosocial aspects of HIV must be treated as critical considerations in disease management in this population.

Whose job is it to teach children sexual education: teachers or parents? While many argue that it is the parent’s job to educate her children about sex, it is often awkward for a parent to talk to her “babies” about it, and many times she does not. That is why some schools take on the responsibility to make sure kids are educated on the subject, but are enough schools offering this type of education? The answer is no. Sexual education in the United States should not be optional. States should make sexual education a required course in school to help prevent unwanted pregnancies, as well as the contraction of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with an effective and organized program.

First, parents tend to avoid discussing sex and puberty with their children and still wonder why there are many adolescents who have unprotected sex at a young age. From personal experience, my parents always tried avoiding questions like “How are babies brought to life?” and “What is a period?”. They would shrug and say I will learn in school. Though, these sensitive topics were never really covered in school. Of course, we had the basic sexual education classes that talked about girls getting their periods, sex protection, infections and diseases, but certain information was still banned. For example, both men and women genital areas were censored. What I do not understand is why that type of information is censored. It is part of life and is something everybody will eventually see as they start having intimate relationships.

influenced the public in that way until he died at 1970. After Culture Revolution in 1949, talking about sex is regarded as taboo and removed from the public (Steinfeld, 2014). Even homosexuality was considered as a crime until 1997 and a mental illness until 2001.

Sex is in the air, everywhere. It is seen when the television is turned on in the morning, it is used to sell hamburgers and cereal, and is the cornerstone by which we gauge our success. Sex is everywhere and the youth of today need to be equipped to handle it safely. There are two primary paths that can be taken when referring to sexual education: Abstinence or a more comprehensive education. Abstinence education is the promotion of deterring not only intercourse but any sexual act with another person. Whereas comprehensive education is an inclusive educational course that is age appropriate and medically and scientifically accurate. It includes information on the development of the human body, various types of relationships, medical problems that could arise when engaging in sexual activity, and the different types of protection that are available to prevent disease and unwanted pregnancies. Each teaching method can be compared by the avenues in which they are taught, the effectiveness of each of them, and the self-awareness they promote. While comparing them, it can be determined the more inclusive approach better equips adolescents to make healthy choices regarding their bodies and sexual health.

Since family structure has changed, so have the way children are being raised. Society cannot count on all parents to instill morals into their children and teach them the facts of life or even the difference between right and wrong these days. Parents just don't have the time for it. Recently the Vatican released a document stating that " parents alone cannot give children the positive sex education they need to develop healthy attitudes towards sex" (Euchner). Another view on the subject taken by the Nebraska Public School system is that sex education in today's society is to complicated to be left to "the varying influences of parental attitudes and haphazard environmental exposure" (Chaumont et al.). Besides, even if the parent were around more often then not, the chances of a child approaching their parent about the "bird and the bees" is very unlikely. These children need to have a place were the information on this touchy subject is provided to them without them needing to ask. "Kids don't go asking their parents, this is the only way for them to find out answers because they are to embarrassed to ask anyone else," says Pallodino, and eighteen-year-old from Virginia. (O'Hanlon B8). In order for children to grow up with the correct information regarding sex, it is necessary to have sex education provided to them in schools.

Based on recent studies, in today’s society, sex is overrated and a primary form of marketing. Most pre-teens and teenagers learn about sex and sexual activities on social media, beating the classrooms and parents to the “the birds and the bees” talk. The health and family life education course in most secondary schools, just give sample of sex education and not the raw truth. Sex is natural and it is an aspect of life. Everyone must engage in some form of sexual activity at least once or more, in their lifetime. However, educating youths about the sex is required. Sex has many pros as well as cons and students are entitled to learn about it before they engage in sexual acts; which often leads to dishonorable situations.