Should not teaching your children...?

Question

all of the ways to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies and STDs be considered a form of child neglect???

Answer 1

No.  These things are taught in school.  So either the parent or the school should emphasize it.  So if the parent teaches it, the school should emphasize it.  If the school teaches it, the parent should emphasize it.  Some parents choose not to.  But it's not like the kids aren't taught these things.  It's whether they choose to use the advice and skills they were given.

Answer 2

NO! Just foolish.

Answer 3

Um, not neglegt, per say, but you're not telling them the facts. You'll be thrilled when they come home from school one day and break the news. It's much better to have a prepared child who can make the desicion for him/herself, (studies say that children who are informed earlier-on are less likely to engage in this behavior until they're much older) than a child who will do whatever he/she wants just for fun and then winds up with lifetime consequences. I hope you make the right choice.  

Answer 4

CEM -  Are you blind?

I never had s*x ed in school, not once in the 12 years I went to school!

I went to public school, not all schools teach s*x, and not all of them who do teach proper s*x ed, sometimes its only 'Don't have s*x or you'll get pregnant and die'

A lot of schools teach false information just so they can preach 'no s*x before marriage', they give out horribly wrong facts about birth control, condom use and STDs.

A lot of schools are doing nothing to teach kids proper safe s*x and its getting worse.

Check out the pregnancy section and see how horrible the lack of s*x ed is all over the world!

Girls are taught nothing about how easily they can get pregnant or about their periods.

Its up to us as parents to make sure they are taught the facts and not abstinence only which teaches nothing about being safe if they do decide to have s*x before marriage.

Answer 5

no not neglect, maybe lack of parenting skills. that is part of being a parent even if we agree or not. you teach them to not get in a car with a stranger, why not teach them how not to die from an STD or get pregnant which lasts forever.  

Answer 6

Child neglect.....maybe not. I do however think it is neglectful in that we teach our children how not to get hurt from the time they are toddlers. "Don't run into the road or you will get hit by a car." "Do not touch the stove or play with fire or you will get burned." "Do not talk to strangers." etc.........

We are all curious and sexual beings.

Answer 7

It is, but not in a legal manner, just a moral one.

Answer 8

Child abuse/neglect has to be able to be proven before it can be labeled as such.  One wouldn't be able to prove that parents were neglectful in teaching these matters.  Parents would say, "Yes, I did"; child would say, "No they didn't".  

I don't think it would work although in theory, it sounds good, doesn't it?

Answer 9

Not really. I preferred it when the school taught all that to me because when my parents spoke about anything of that nature it just made me want to die.

Teachers tend to not be biased either- a mother (Well, my mother would say) - DON'T HAVE s*x. YOU'LL GET PREGNANT.

Where as the school would say - If you want to have s*x, look after yourself.

Answer 10

zaza has a good point. Rather than teach our kids not to play in traffic, we should show them all the safe ways to play in traffic so that they can do it despite the risks. And then in their excitement to play in traffic even though it's a really bad idea, when they forget to use the Safe Play In Traffic Rules or are just too playful to use them, they can suffer the consequences. But for sure let's not tell them NOT to play in traffic. That would be morally wrong.

Answer 11

I agree but there is a certain age to let your child know about this type of stuff. Some people tell this stuff to their kids at too young of an age.  

Answer 12

This is of course an important and vital aspect of positive parenting.  This is information that should be shared out of love for your child, as well as providing positive guidance as to making wise choices.  Open communication between a parent and child is necessary to avoid experiencing children behaviors that result from unmet needs.  Create an atmosphere where your child feels safe to share.  All the best,  Joseph

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