It was very disturbing to find out a girl could get pregnant at such a young age. I remember that when I was nine, my world still revolved around cartoons and action figures. Yet here is a girl who has undergone sexual intercourse when she should be playing with Barbie dolls and stickers. This highlights a major problem in our society which is mainly sex education and parenting skills.
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Really, how on earth did a nine year old girl get pregnant? Speedy maturity? No. Bad parenting skills? I think so. Parents should be more aware of the actions of their children and monitor their activities. They must be aware of what their children are exposed to, some simple checks such as observing what kind of television programs they watch and what websites they log onto can be enough to detect any problems. Not only schools should play a part in sex education, parents should too. Talking to your child about sex should not be viewed as ‘absurd’ as it is currently is in Singapore. It would be too late to regret it when your child lands himself/ herself in trouble.
The media is also a major influence on the sexual behavior of young children these days. Due to the universal fact that ‘sex sells’, the media is constantly capitalizing on that fact to attract viewers. However, the media’s portrayal of sex is meant for adults, hence, if children are exposed to such material, the fault should lie with their parents.
All in all, if parents and schools hold back sex education and treat sex as a taboo topic, the consequences would be catastrophic. Love should come before sex and not the other way round.
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Indeed, Bryan. A rather candid yet sincere and honest view. I appreciate your frank opinion and as you have said, certainly, as our children today are exposed to more explicit contents through all the various media, parents and school need to play a major role in educating them. However, my question to you is, with all the conflicting messages that teens, like yourself, receive from the media, how can parents actually create a "wholesome" environment for these children? How can we balance this?
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