Sex Education and Your Kids

Sex Education can be quite the hot topic when it comes to parents and how they feel about schools teaching it. Some feel it should be abstinence only that they teach in school. Others feel that the more about sex we teach kids, the smarter choices they make. It'll be a never ending war between opinions. Whether or not people take a side is their choice.

When it comes to Sex Education, their are plenty of positive reasons for having it in school. It has always been said that, "with knowledge comes power." This is no different. If you have the knowledge to make the right choice, you are bound to make it. The same goes for our kids. If they know about contraception, they will know what is best to do if and when they choose to have sex. Just because they know what is best, doesn't mean your child is going to run out and start "doing it."

If you've guided your child down the right road, chances are they will make the right choices. You don't have to have a choke hold on them for them to do the right thing. Just your loving guidance and loving words should be enough. You need to trust your child to make the right choices. By giving them the information they need to do just that, and with your trust, they will. It is as simple as that. It is your job as parent to do the best.

On the other end of the spectrum we have those that feel abstinence only education is the way to go. They feel that by giving the knowledge of contraceptives and other things related to sex, children are more like to start having sex at a younger age. Just as not all children make the right choices, not all will make the wrong one. They feel the less they know, the more likely they're going to wait until marriage before they consider having sex.

Their is more than one way to raise a child. No one way is the right way. I feel that as long as you guide your child down the right road in life, they will make good decisions. Even if they don't, their mistakes is how they learn what they're supposed to do. Just like you we, as parents, have learned from our own mistakes in life. It doesn't mean we're misguided. It's just a part of life. With the right information, the chances of those mistakes are reduced greatly. As a parent, I want my daughter to know how to protect herself if, and when, the time comes and she decides she is ready to take the next step into sex. If she knows about the different options out there, she is more likely to make the right choices. That is life. I know I have a long time before the moment comes, since she is only 2, but I know now what I feel will be best when the time is here.

In the end, as we can see, everyone feels differently about everything. Some people fall one way, some people fall the other. As long as you can respect others and their opinions, your are bound to be respected as well. Their is not one way to raise a child. It's how they end up that really matters.