Parents Should Take the Lead in Sex Education

When we, as parents, start teaching our children that staying celibate until marriage and being a virgin is normal and nothing to be ashamed of, only then, will we see fewer unwanted pregnancies, children being put up for adoption and abortions being performed.

HIV, STD, AIDS and other diseases can be avoided if parents would take time out and do their part in educating their own children about sex and safe sex. We should not leave this important responsibility in the hands of our educators or our children's peers.

Just saying "No" is not the answer our children need to hear. We need to tell our children why their answer should be "No." Let's not wait until our children start going to school to get themselves educated about sex.

When they start asking questions about their sex organs or tell us about something they have seen or heard that's the time to sit them down and give them small doses of information. We don't need to give them a sex education in its entirety, simple answers are sufficient until they come to us with another question.

We can give out as many free condoms as we like, but is this the solution or part of the problem?

I have nothing against condoms and contraceptives, in fact, I think if teenagers plan to engage in sex, they better think twice about using some type of protection. I am suggesting that they buy condoms themselves, with no free handouts, there by letting them know that we are not condoning their actions.

Our children have enough problems of their own without adding having to deal with peer pressure to have sex in a sex-crazed world. Our children should be enjoying their own lives without having the responsibility of raising a child while being a child themselves.

Parents, if you don't teach your children good moral values and give your children the guidance in making the right choices, someone else will!