March 10, 2011
There are many arguments for and against sex education being taught early and comprehensively. The opponents usually cite the fact that they don’t want their kids to have sex. Sex should be for adults in marriage (or at least long term committed relationships). Their kids would never do that, they raised them better. Kids need ...
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October 29, 2010
Most parents (90%) want their children to get sex education in schools, but most teachers (80%) are at a loss as to how to do it right. These results of a survey of teachers, parents, and govenors (by the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations, National Association of Head Teachers, and National Governors Association in partnership with Durex ...
August 25, 2010
Part of the problem of looking at statistics for STIs is that often higher numbers are related to better testing and reporting methods. But either way, having half a million cases of STIs in the UK is something that needs to be addressed. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) just released a report saying that this ...