A responsible sex education program necessarily involves two elements: factual information and moral guidelines. While it’s essential to focus on basic anatomy and the physical aspects of human sexuality, that’s only half of the issue. It’s been said that sexual sophistication without sexual responsibility leads to disaster, a fact substantiated by the number of unwanted—often terminated—pregnancies in our nation each year. As parents strive to integrate and teach these factors in the home, it helps to encourage questions, communication, and reflection while exemplifying their own value system.
Teen Sexual Behavior Quick Facts
The term
committed relationships carries a different meaning for teens than for adults. Adults tend to think of committed relationships within a definition of marriage (i.e. long-term), but for many high school teens, a romantic relationship lasts about six weeks (i.e. short-term). When we look at different age groups we need to be aware of differences in the meaning of the phrase.
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Montana School Board Considers Sex-Ed for Kindergartners, Parents Object
Parents in Helena, Mont., are fighting the public school board over an explicit sex-education curriculum being considered by the Helena School District.
The curriculum would start teaching children in kindergarten about family structures, and by 5th grade is shockingly explicit.
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More abstaining, YRBSS 2009
The CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) 2009 report is out, and many teen-sex trends are moving in the right direction. The YRBSS is a national survey of high school teens in grades 9-12.
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