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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Public Opinion Says Teaching 11-Year-Olds About Condoms Is Not OK [INFOGRAPHIC]
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2011/08/30 22:00:00
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:
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.
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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Btw: Here in the UK, we give out free protection to underage kids... and we have the highest rate of underage pregnancy in Europe! So it does NOT work to give youngsters all this information!
When our son went to middle school they had sock hops. A silly thing but when I went to pick him up I walked past several kids (12 and 13 in age) making out so heavily that I wanted to hose them down or give them a hotel room key. It was that bad! Worse the teachers/chaperones completely ignored them!
Our daughter, age nine brought home a new friend the other day. A little girl a foot taller than ours and fully formed. And no, I'm not going to describe her...just take my word for it. My first thought was she was way too old to be playing with our daughter. Then I found out she was only 10! WTH? Her father already had to buy this girl some upper garments, and I'm not talking about trainers either. Yet she was obviously just as mature for her age as my daughter, which isn't saying much. A girl in a woman's body playing with Barbies. I almost cried ...
When our son went to middle school they had sock hops. A silly thing but when I went to pick him up I walked past several kids (12 and 13 in age) making out so heavily that I wanted to hose them down or give them a hotel room key. It was that bad! Worse the teachers/chaperones completely ignored them!
Our daughter, age nine brought home a new friend the other day. A little girl a foot taller than ours and fully formed. And no, I'm not going to describe her...just take my word for it. My first thought was she was way too old to be playing with our daughter. Then I found out she was only 10! WTH? Her father already had to buy this girl some upper garments, and I'm not talking about trainers either. Yet she was obviously just as mature for her age as my daughter, which isn't saying much. A girl in a woman's body playing with Barbies. I almost cried and I'm pretty sure my hairline receded another inch just thinking that my daughter would be going through such a transformation pretty soon.
Face it people, whether it be animal hormones in our food supply or natural selection, our children are arriving at puberty much quicker these days than even thirty years ago. And they don't have the tools to deal with this sudden change so early. Throw in a heavy dose of sexually charged MTV, the internet and lingerie models on prime time and our children don't stand a chance!
Yes! Teach them about condom use, about STDs, AIDS and babies!
For a very, very long time, "public opinion" said the earth was flat, and that the sun was a god that flew around it ... and those who disagreed were beaten, imprisoned and sometimes killed.
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't mean it's right. Then again, it doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong, either ... but like Samuel Clemens once said, "It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s the things you know that just ain’t so."
1. STDS have been steadily, alarmingly increasing every year. I guess sex ed isn't addressing those issues enough.
2. Condoms are not as safe as once thought.
3. Children encouraged to lose innocence early on help propagate a miserable existence, hence, teen suicide as third largest cause for death amongst them today.
4. Destroy the children, destroy the culture. Examples: The Muslim, North Korean, etc teaching hate to toddlers on up. Hitler Youth. Etc.
5. Fatherless homes. 70% in the Black Community. 58% Hispanic, 23% Caucasian.
6. Evolution as only reason for origin. If no real purpose, then no real universal morality. If no real universal morality than no God. If no God then no authority to demand moral ethics.
7. 50 Million babies aborted. Human life reduced to a mistake easily taken care of.