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According to new study some approaches work better than others when it comes to curbing teen sex
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See Atul, in India, girls are losing their virginity at a tender age of 14-15. Its a fame to claim it seems. So abstinence cannot be taken up as a weapon. And besides, the leading number of teenage prostitution is another reason why protection methods should be given some priority rather than abstinence.
(Local Perspectives)
Sex education working or not working finally boils down to the individual. Though the message can be conveyed, it’s completely to the individual to intepret it. So such a question whether sex education is working or not is very ambiguous.
(Local Perspectives)
I couldnt agree more with Jay issues like premarital sex and its education pertain to some very personal choices, in such a scenario no government or text book or even statistics for that matter can come up with a seemingly convinving answer.
(Local Perspectives)
Sex education should only be secondary to inculcating to teenagers the values of having a family, pregnancy and respect to one’s body.
Education on sex only gives the youngsters the interest to explore their bodies. But if we will teach them on the consequences of their promiscuity, values on parenthood and responsibility, I believe early pregnancies and serious relationships can be prevented.
Children should not rush things of getting involved in sexual acts. Teach them to enjoy the company of their partners without any sexual contact.
We should go for prevention and not for anti-conception.
Education on sex only gives the youngsters the interest to explore their bodies. But if we will teach them on the consequences of their promiscuity, values on parenthood and responsibility, I believe early pregnancies and serious relationships can be prevented.
Children should not rush things of getting involved in sexual acts. Teach them to enjoy the company of their partners without any sexual contact.
We should go for prevention and not for anti-conception.
(Global Perspectives)
Comprehensive sexuality education IS working! I want to respond to what Maynard Joseph wrote. No, sex ed does not give youngsters the interest to explore their bodies. They already have it - and are already doing it. What sexuality education does is gives them a forum to discuss it and take away the level of secrecy that is harmful. Good sexuality education teaches students that they have the right to say no, but that they also have the right to say yes. But that they have to make a decision - they shouldn’t be pressured into doing something that they don’t want to be doing. ”Umm...ok” is not a decision, it is allowing someone else to take the decision out of your hands. Good sexuality education is about empowerment, learning to love your body (and all the amazing things that it can do), and to understand that their choices have natural consequences - and to know what those consequences are, and how to minimize them.
(Global Perspectives)
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In a country like ours the former should be taught initially and as and when the acceptance level increases the latter should be brought into practice. As far as US is concerned I personally do not believe that the abstinence-only education format can work.