Public Opinion Says Teaching 11-Year-Olds About Condoms Is Not OK [INFOGRAPHIC]

by SodaHead Infographics Posted 2011/08/30 22:00:00

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Last week we asked SodaHeads if 11-year-olds should be taught how to use a condom. It was a close call, but public opinion suggests that kids should be a wee bit older before getting that part of "the talk."

If you missed out on the original story, here's what sparked our interest:

But it looks like times have changed -- in New York City at least. The metropolitan city is reforming the way they look at sex education and will begin implementing a more controversial curriculum starting this year.

What does that mean, exactly? Well, for starters, public middle schools and high schools in the city will be given lessons on how to successfully use a condom and a talk on the appropriate age for sexual activity.

It was a close call this time around, and the break-down was a bit more complicated than previous questions we've looked at.

Religion and politics broke down as expected, but age threw a wrench into the system at every turn. There was even a strange disagreement between engaged and married people. Weird.

Let's dive.

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dePSyChO 2011/08/31 00:13:41

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I'll repeat my answer from the original question:

1) Safe sex ed is better than abstinence only (or no sex ed) in every way

2) No matter what you think or want, kids have sex earlier and earlier

3) Knowing is half the battle, and it's always better to be safe

4) Teaching them doesn't mean they're actually going to have sex, only that they'll know what to do when they do.
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Heisenberg to Ves~Sai... 2011/09/01 12:29:21

Stupid is failing to teach abstinence.

Please stop.

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Heisenberg to Bonnie 2011/08/31 12:38:46

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When teens run the world, disaster happens.

Look at the crew now that behave with the wisdom of teenagers.

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Ves~Sai... to Fef 2011/08/31 02:38:03

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It's obvious they know something you and other parents don't. They are having sex. You can instill your own family values, but it does not mean it will prevent a kid from sex. It is probably why they agree, they agree because they are having sex, and they agree that they should know in order to be safe about it.

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Heisenberg to Fef 2011/08/31 12:34:43

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Being young is frequently about being foolish.

No surprise that the older people get, the more clearly they see this issue.

Remember, the left dominates propaganda and propaganda is what the foolish, naive and ill-informed rely upon to make decisions.

The USA continues to move left and our civilization continues to decline.

Coincidence?

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FLuSHUn... to Heisenberg 2011/08/31 18:43:48

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This entire statement is foolish

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Heisenberg to FLuSHUn... 2011/09/01 12:29:48

Ummm...OK. Any other sweeping declarations without reason or facts?

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lindasue to Fef 2011/09/01 00:59:39

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I'm afraid there's a lot of neglect and hypocrisy connected with all this. You can talk until you're blue in the face and kids will make their own decisions. The more forbidden the fruit the more enticing it is.

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ktorch 2011/08/30 23:01:38

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Time and common sense will change that.

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Dum Luk 2011/08/30 22:58:44

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Seems as soon as people get married, they become overprotective.

Or in this case, opposed to protection. Wait, is that contradictory?

I bet more Europeans would vote "yes" than Americans would, too.

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SIR3N to Dum Luk 2011/08/30 23:11:01

I think it's probably more the having kids thing than a marriage thing, I had a child before I was married and I would have thought this is too young then too.

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FLuSHUn... to SIR3N 2011/08/31 00:29:22

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I have a child and based on my own experiences as a child I started teaching my kid about sex when he was about 4. You don't start teaching a kid to drive a car at 16 do you? no you give them a toy steering wheel when they are like 2

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SIR3N to FLuSHUn... 2011/08/31 00:51:24

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I've been talking to my daughter about sex since she was about 8, she's 12 now and is adequately informed about sex and baby-making for a 12 year old. She also knows she can ask me about anything her friends at school are talking about and she knows about birth control for girls. I'm not saying kids shouldn't learn about sex and all birth control options, it should just be done at the appropriate time. Condoms at 14 maybe? Depending on the childs maturity level and involvement with the opposite sex. And she is a great driver, she can back the car into a parking spot pretty evenly. =D

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FLuSHUn... to SIR3N 2011/08/31 01:04:37

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But it's like you said yourself every child is different as is every parent You should hear the questions my 14 year old son was asking at 5. If it's appropriate to teach them about sex at 8 then yes it should be appropriate to discuss the proper use of protection as well. Educating children doesn't make them try things, Not educating them does and Like I've said most parents aren't as cool as you to know when things should be brought up.

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SIR3N to FLuSHUn... 2011/08/31 01:18:36

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Having kids is a scary thing, all we can do as parents is try to equip them with the right tools for life and pray to God they use them, lol.

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FLuSHUn... to SIR3N 2011/08/31 01:19:54

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Some kids don't have parents at all ...

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SIR3N to FLuSHUn... 2011/08/31 01:22:57

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This is true, and sad.

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FLuSHUn... to SIR3N 2011/09/02 19:31:02

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I also want to say, my sons mother (I am his step dad and met him when he was 4 he is now 14) was trying to teach him about condom sizes when he was around 6, she's very open and honest with him and I was like maybe we don't need that much detail til he is 11 or 12 When I was 15 my 13 year old gf tried to have sex with me and I almost gave in, she had condoms we both went through the same sex ed but I must of paid better attention because I was smart enough to call it off and suggest we wait. Her mom had bought her the condoms. Her mom wasn't a very good mom. I later heard she pretty much fell off the deep end. So my point is it's not the education but the individual and their families that ultimately teach anyway, but had we not had sex ed, she may not of had condoms. I was the youngest of four, there was no sex ed for my oldest brother he was 7 years older than me. He started having kids at 16, he now has 7. Mind you he works very hard to take care of them, the only aid he receives is housing assistance. I didn't have any kids, I owe that all to having sex ed when I was 11, Before I had taken it I was taught by the older boys that sex is something to do, and it was awesome. So glad sex ed taught me the truths about it. Also my mom tried to teach me a lot too, but kids don't tend to like to follow what their mothers say.

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