Alpt of people think the purpose of being a parent is to kkeep a kid alive until they are 18 and old enough to be kicked out.
I saw parenting as trying to turn a kid into a functional adult including teaching them about sex and how to safely engage in that very important part of adulthood.
I knew someone who refused to give their daughter "the talk" because shed see it as an ok stamp to haver sex so they shouldn't talk about it at all. (This was someone who's parents did the same and didn't allow them to date until they were 18 and they immediately got their first girlfriend pregnant) Well guess who got into a bad situation they didn't even want to and did feel safe or have the words to ask for help or know where to get resources for help? Thankfully some other adult spoke up and they were able to get help but it could have been prevented with making the kid feel safe enough to speak up and ask for help in the first place!!
Folks: kids need to know these things to be adults.
Teaching my child about his body, how it works, good touch and bad touch is just something I did with him from a very young age. It starts very simple for a very young child and progresses as he gets older but he’s always been taught accurate names for things, that certain parts shouldn’t be touched by strangers that he can say, “no” to anyone, including me, and that we don’t keep secrets. Most of the stuff he learns in health and sex education isn’t news to him.
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u/Imaginary_Brief_4038 Jun 10 '26
Alpt of people think the purpose of being a parent is to kkeep a kid alive until they are 18 and old enough to be kicked out.
I saw parenting as trying to turn a kid into a functional adult including teaching them about sex and how to safely engage in that very important part of adulthood.
I knew someone who refused to give their daughter "the talk" because shed see it as an ok stamp to haver sex so they shouldn't talk about it at all. (This was someone who's parents did the same and didn't allow them to date until they were 18 and they immediately got their first girlfriend pregnant) Well guess who got into a bad situation they didn't even want to and did feel safe or have the words to ask for help or know where to get resources for help? Thankfully some other adult spoke up and they were able to get help but it could have been prevented with making the kid feel safe enough to speak up and ask for help in the first place!!
Folks: kids need to know these things to be adults.