Children get their sex education from porn. Not a good sign.

For those of us who have children, and who have at least 3 computers at home that connect to the internet, we must pay attention to this type of news.

A rising number of children are learning about sex from watching pornography because sex education lessons are inadequate, researchers have found.

I have known this for years. It is not up to teachers to teach the children about sex, it should be up to their parents.

The average age at which children first watch pornography is just 11, interviews with 140 pupils, teachers and people working in the porn industry also revealed.

Australian researchers Maree Crabbe and David Corlett said children were turning to adult films because schools were not handling the positive aspects of sex. 

I remember when I had sex ed at school, they told me how to use a condom, but why did I need a condom for, I was never told!!! And as I remember, every time the word  "sex" was mentioned, I remember the other kids going, "oooooh". So, the approach used by the teachers, even today, are not the right ones.

Mary Clegg, chair of the British Association of Sexual Educators, agreed there was a shortfall in sex education at schools.
"A lot of our sex education is based on a don't-do model," she said.
"But young people are hungry for more explicit information. They're curious and they're hormone-driven."

So true!! Hormone driven kids want to see sex from an explicit perspective. But it is also true that the model used for sex ed has been about what not to do in sex, and never what is allowed. It is easier for people to talk what not to do in sex than what is expected to happen during sex.

The research found 88 per cent of scenes in pornographic films showed an element of physical aggression, with most directed at the female participant. Pupils also appeared to believe that sexual practices shown in porn were normal features of sexual relationships. 

 That's what really worries me!! What children are seeing on tv, is what they are going to expecto to do and act during their sexual lives.

Now, from a christian perspective, we should be teaching our kids about sex ed, so when they get married, they can enjoy the knowledge they have with their spouse. Teaching kids sex ed so they can have sex from a very young age, it's plainly wrong. Should we start teaching kids from a very young age about being responsible drinkers in the hope that they can start drinking at such an early age?

Anyway, I am concern about this trend, that porn becomes our children's sex teacher. This will only create divorces in the long run, and I guess, none of us want that for our kids.  Let's give our children the trust to talk to us about sex, and as the parents we are, will have some influence on their perspective of what sex. I can't imagine that they think that their dads do to their moms what they see in such movies, and still claim that they love them.