tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post8796073172865068188..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Do we need more "comprehensive sex education" for children?Lucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-55735552678055618332011-03-17T21:09:55.856+13:002011-03-17T21:09:55.856+13:00Daniel
Here is the stats for you - The Youth 2007...Daniel <br />Here is the stats for you - The Youth 2007 report, found the following <br /><br />35% of female students and 38% of male students reported having had sexual intercourse.<br /><br />Around 10% of 13 year olds reported being sexually active and around 35% of 17 year olds are sexually active.<br /><br />Around 15% of sexually active teenagers don’t use contraception regularly.<br /><br />Around 94% of males and 91% of females are exclusively attracted to the opposite sex.<br /><br />The report concludes that the Sexual Health Behavious of teenagers has not changed since the 2001 study. <br /><br />view the study at http://www.youth2000.ac.nz/publications/reports-1142.htmShem Banburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958331886351095289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-82959412124443124742011-03-17T10:15:29.962+13:002011-03-17T10:15:29.962+13:00Also, why the hidden profile?Also, why the hidden profile?Lucia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-17921794917045282222010-10-21T21:32:48.026+13:002010-10-21T21:32:48.026+13:00Bang on Muerk. The reality is that so many parents...Bang on Muerk. The reality is that so many parents leave sex ed up to schools and with teachers I would not let look after my cat let alone teach my kids their ideas of sexuality. <br /><br />I also struggle with the 1/3 estimate. Although the real figure is high FP have an interest in the figure being high as they are government funded.<br /><br />However, the reality is that our sex education is poor. Because our curriculum is so loose it means topics like these are left to the values of the person in charge of that department.Shem Banburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958331886351095289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-59787543540099403002010-10-18T15:29:20.121+13:002010-10-18T15:29:20.121+13:00I think parents have to get in there and broach th...I think parents have to get in there and broach these topics _before_ the school does. Our kids see so much sex and sexuality from the time they are involved in media, tv, the internet, video games, they all carry images about our sexuality. I also think parents need to be honest. So for example our kids started asking each other if they wanted a "Woody" because they had seen the ad for the burbon and cola drink. We had to be blunt and explain the context of the ad and why it was in appropriate to discuss giving 'woodies'. Their response was "Ooooo, yucky!" and I haven't heard the word since. <br /><br />Because of our sex drenched culture we can't avoid the topic with our kids, even young ones. I can't allow my kids to watch C4 because of the sexually explicit nature of many music videos and the way they portray women. Even before the watershed there are ads (often for other tv programs) that involve sex. So we basically use this as a teaching tool, ie. sex should be for marriage.<br /><br />We avoid most tv and stick to TVNZ 6 (no ads) a lot of the time. But the odd one still gets through. But it's even in the supermarket. There is a brand of softdrink called Illicit. The lemon and gold flavor says on its packaging that snogging your mate's wife is a good idea. This led to a discussion that this was adultery and that's against the Ten Commandments and we were not going to buy Illicit products. <br /><br />http://www.illicitdrinks.com/<br /><br />Check out their website, which is clearly sexual in nature. <br /><br />We can not wait for schools to teach our children abou sex and a healthy sexuality. It's our responsibility as parents and we need to get in their and do it early because society is sending messages all the time, whether we like it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com