good sex education for kids

There are books you can get that explain the basic facts of life for kids in the 5-10 age range. Hre's one that gets good reviews:- http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-Come-Peter-Mayle/dp/0818402539/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282148727&sr=1-10 I definitely do not agree with you, Myketasin. The more you mystify reproduction and sex, that more likely the kids are to become overly fascinated with it and develop unhealthy attitudes (I should know!

I agree most definitely think that the school system is lacking I have read one to many of these kids posting and it does make it harder for those truly seeking advice...... I'm 23 and I knew allot better when I was younger about all biology and sex ed.

So I have been seeing so many girls get bashed for asking dumb sex questions. The only problem is, maybe those questions aren't dumb to them. Maybe they haven't had the same access to sexual education as the rest of us. Maybe their parents didn't want them to learn so what might sound naive to us could be them trying to learn and make smart decisions. I get it, it definitely is annoying seeing these posts in this particular forum but there are several options left to us mommys. 1.

I would not vote for year round school. I think kids need adequate time to decompress. Sure worked for me when I was a kid. I'm a little old school-------- some responsibility has to lay with parents for their children's learning. I wish more could be done at area community centers to help kids that are not able to have an enviroment that promotes education at home. Helping kids be self motivated is invaluable.

s difficult to get good sex education to be taught in schools because so many people fear that if you teach teens/kids more about sex, then they will be more likely to have sex. Many schools then go for abstinence only education, which works only if people follow that belief. But for those who have sex, they are mostly uninformed and typically will have unsafe sex leading to unwanted pregnancy and STDs.

Even with unprotected vaginal sex, with HIV-loaded semen deposited in the vagina, the average transmission risk for the femal partner is once for every 1,000 exposures. That's why many spouses of infected persons never catch HIV themselves (which you might not have known). The kinds of exposure are worried about simply cannot involve enough virus exposure to the right kind of cells. That ends my comments and should end all your concerns!

I'm worried that if we don't send our son to an elite private preschool then we won't get into the top schools in the area. From what I've read, it seems the schools give priority to legacys and "feeder" schools. They want to give our son an IQ test at the age of 4 before they will admit to establish he's in the top 99 percentile along with an interview. Just seems a bit much at that age but apparently it's the norm.

Brice - are you kidding? We all know that abstinence is the best form of birth control... And of course, we all know that no "normal" person is going to practice it, so the Bible thumpers might want to think about putting that money back into their HIV funds (or maybe bring back Planned Parenthood), since abstinence seems not to be working too well in their state anyway... Sounds like Rep Spritzer and some of the other Texas Congress people need a LOT of sex education...

I could only have 2 kids but longed for more. Four would have been a good number for me. I love kids and while they are overwhelming, if you love parenting and caregiving, children can be a true blessing. Don't know if that helps answer your question or not.

Condoms are not just about birthcontrol. They can prevent STDs.

I try to remind myself to be nice, on the off chance that this person really IS naive and scared...I'd rather look like an @ss for trying to help a fake poster than to jump on some kid who is really scared and looking for help. With everything and everyone trying to be so politically correct now...a lot of parents aren't allowing their children to participate in sex ed becuase it's too liberal and teaches a lot about homosexuality.

t think kids should be paid for good grades to that extent. My personal opinion is that kids need to go to school and get their education & that education is their reward. No, they don't really know it then...but later in life they will. What it does when paying them to do what kids have done for years is make them think they don't have to do anything unless they are being paid.

I think that parents should be the first one to talk with their kid's about sex, however having said that i personally know a lot of parents who are uncomfortable talking with their kid's about sex and protection ect. So I think it is good for the schools to teach sex ed and all commponants of it, absentience, condoms, birth control ect.

I agree, this is not the school systems/governments job....it is the parents. Part of the problem with parenting is, a lot of parents arent equiped to be parents, and they allow their folks, a baby sitter, a nanny or someone else raise their kids. It's horribly unfortuante that one does not have to take a test in order to get their breeding card, but even then government would be stepping in.

If you lose free childcare and have to pay for fulltime care for two kids - do you really know how much that will cost? For most people, especially without college degrees, it's not less than a weekly paycheck. Which means your "bd" would need to be able to support four people on his own, on $350/week, because it won't make financial sense for you to work and it won't be financially possible for you to attend school instead of staying at home with the two kids.

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My oldest started preschool this year. He goes to a public school for now but it's a really good school and he's doing amazing! I didn't do anything special to get him in except I had to sit outside the school for 6 hours on the only day they did enrollment for him to get a spot because the classes are so limited and this is the only school in my district.

Here's my problem. I have 2 teenage sons who are both well versed in sex education...well aware of the risks of sexual activity and they are both responsible. My 15 year old has just recently admitted to me that he is not sure he is not going to have sex before he graduates from high school. I need to know OTHER THEN THINGS A DOCTOR must prescribe, what types of Birth Control options are there? I have told him and his girlfriend about spermicide and condoms.

Well, when you live in an area in which the public school system clearly is lagging, I blame no parent for seeking an alternative. The schools that have issues are often given great resources publically to improve and for whatever reason can't. I think in fairness of education, offering voucher programs gives families that are unhappy in the school they are required by where they live to send their child to options.

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