Condoms For Pre-Teens Are Good
June 25, 2010 1 Comment
Sexually active elementary school children in Massachusetts are being given condoms after counselling and education.
This is without their parents’ knowledge and people are up in arms (of course!).
But I fail to see the problem. If your kids are sexually active don’t you want them to be able to protect themselves?!
Young people, and especially those under the age of consent, are scared of buying condoms. They don’t want anyone to recognise them in the shops and they often don’t have much money.
I think it’s great that the schools are giving them condoms if they are sexually active. It’s not like they are giving them to all the kids, only those who actually need them.
Apparently this is all based on a school policy gone wrong. It was meant for older students, not for elementary schools. Because of that they are going to re-examine it before it is rolled out across the district.
“Sex ed allows parents to make the decision to opt their child out, this policy is essentially saying it’s not the parents business if their child is having sex,” said Evelyn Reilly of the Massachusetts Family Institute. “It is emotionally, physically and psychologically disturbing.”
Sorry, but it’s not actually the parents business if their child is having sex.
No matter what you do, if they want to have sex then they will find a way to have sex.
You might think they are in school, but secretly they are sneaking off to their girlfriend’s house at lunch for a quickie.
Parents need to get over the fact that they can’t control their children’s actions.
Surely, whether or not you want your kids to be having sex, the fact is they are. And wouldn’t you rather they got condoms without your consent than accidentally got pregnant or STIs at the age of 12?
Sexually active elementary school children!! Wow…just when you think you’ve heard it all! Yeah, it’s reasons like those why “raising kids scares the sh** out of me” (that’s the title of my latest blog). What in the world is a ten year old doing thinking about sex, let alone engaging in it. Heck, when I was ten, I was thinking about summer break and basketball and how not to piss off my parents!
You actually mean to tell me there are little kids out there actually having it!? That seems hard to swallow! Now, teenagers, I can definitely believe — matter of fact, I know it. But little kids! That just seems like crappy parenting.
I definitey think before anyone starts giving 10-year-olds any form of contraception, they should first reevaluate their parenting skills. Surely, a parent could monitor their kids better or attempt to educate them the importance of, I don’t know, at least waiting till they’re older. At that age, kids are more than willing to listen. Parents just have to take advantage of that. My goodness! Next your going to tell me there’s an outbreak of herpes amongst toddlers!
What is this world coming to!? Once again, just another reason why raising kids scares the “you-know-what” out of me!