Minimum age of providing sex education

[dimpy.handa]

Our children are sexually active. They are making decisions that can affect the rest of their lives. They should be able to choose responsibly and be well-informed about the likely outcomes. They should know about sources of free or cheap contraception, who to turn to when pregnant or if they suspect they have a venereal disease, how to use contraception to avoid both, and, contrary to the impression of abolitionists, they should be told the benefits of abstinence. How can you tell people about that if you refuse to discuss sex? How can you imagine they will take you seriously if you turn a blind eye to something so many of their peers are doing?

 

[dimpy.handa]

is important for sex education to begin at a young age and also that it is sustained. Giving young people basic information from an early age provides the foundation on which more complex knowledge is built up over time. For example, when they are very young, children can be informed about how people grow and change over time, and how babies become children and then adults, and this provides the basis on which they understand more detailed information about puberty provided in the pre-teenage years. They can also when they are young, be provided with information about viruses and germs that attack the body. This provides the basis for talking to them later about infections that can be caught through sexual contact.

 

[swatiraohnlu]

Barack Obama, told Planned Parenthood that sex education for kindergarteners, as long as it is "age-appropriate," is "the right thing to do." In addition to local schools informing kindergarteners that babies do not come from the stork, the state legislation Obama supported in Illinois, which contained an "opt out" provision for parents, also envisioned teaching kindergarteners about "inappropriate touching," according to Obama's presidential campaign. Despite Obama's support, the legislation was not enacted.

 

[dimpy.handa]

In order to meet these rights, we seek to promote a model of sexuality education that considers the various inter-related dynamics that influence sexual choices and the resulting emotional, mental, physical and social impacts on each person's development. This positive approach to sexuality education includes an emphasis on sexual expression and sexual fulfilment, representing a shift away from methodologies that focus exclusively on the reproductive aspects of adolescent sexuality. In addition, this approach recognises that both sexually active and sexually abstinent youth need information to be able to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives. Through encompassing these issues, a comprehensive approach to sexuality education therefore contributes to addressing not only the health and wellbeing of young people, but also their sexual and reproductive rights.