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Talking to Your Children About Sex

Teach Them to Abstain From Having Sex Until They are Married

By renee, published Apr 02, 2006
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If you were to take a poll on what makes young adults happy the majority would probably say sex. This is perfectly normal since everyone has these natural desires and feelings. But as a parent you will want to take the time to teach your child at an early age all they need to know about sex. For many parents this is a subject that they do not even want to think about discussing. 

However studies have shown that the discussion of sex has become more open over the past several years. Unfortunetly this is because there are more youths having sexual intercourse at earlier ages than ever before. Many feel that it it is ok to live togehter and have sex without being married, among numerous other issues. It is usally what is viewed as popular today that determines what your children will do. But why allow your children to learn about sex from the wrong sources. Your child should be taught how beautiful sex can be from you.

As your teenager gets older, they will become more and more curious about sex. This is especially the case since all they see on tv and in movies has to do with sex. A medical columnist by the name of Dr Kapel listed several reasons behind premarital sex and made a few observations as to the effects or consequences: " Sex is musused as a means of rebellion against parents. It is used to attract attention, and is also used in a way of proving masculinity or feminity. 

It is misused as a social crutch in vain attempt to gain acceptance." He also stated", When sex is misused, it never solves the problems that motivate it. Usually it only obscures them." Some people feel that following these types of viewpoints are too old fashioned, and are not interested in following God's principles, that are clearly outlined in the bible. For those who do not believe in religion there are no boundries, and along with no boundries also comes consequences.

Takeaways
  • For those who do not believe in religion there are no boundries.
  • As your teenager gets older, they will begin more and more curious.
  • Your child should be taught how beautiful sex can be.
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Aside from the fact that I wholeheartedly disagree with the whole "Wait till you married to have sex" idea--many schools that promote this philosophy have among the highest rates of teenage pregnancy--the article itself is horribly written. The writing style is elementary; it sounds like something an 8th grader would write. Also, the article is rife with punctuation and spelling errors. Dictionary, anyone??

Posted on 07/05/2008 at 10:07:11 PM

 
Interesting article. I'm not sure I will be following your advice, but good article, nonetheless. I'm in a minority category of not waiting until I got married, but my husband and I only being with each other. We've been together since we were teens, it would have been a long wait to make it through college until we got married, and I didn't see any negative aspects of our relationship. Of course, I have no religious principles requiring me to wait, and we've been together 12 years, so it worked for us. Yet I can see the value of your views within the context of society. I don't care how liberal people are in their views on sex, number of partners, group sex, etc. It doesn't allow them the right to ostracize a view such as yours.

Posted on 02/06/2007 at 10:02:00 AM

 
What a naive crock. Abstaining before marriage is like waiting to get to Carnegie Hall before you start practicing singing. Don't sexually maim yourself by buying into the anti-sex agenda, kids. Sure, wait until you're old enough to emotionally and physically handle it -- say, college, at the latest -- but until marriage? Only if you want to be miserable.

Posted on 09/27/2006 at 10:09:00 AM

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