Yesterday I sent a link about sex education to my big sister, expecting her to browse the link and thank me later but to my greatest surprise I woke up to her message in the morning which stated that what I sent to here was “nonsense”. Her reason being that, she saw the word SEX in the link.
Though being a mother of two, she is still uncomfortable with the word “SEX”. This is a common phenomenon in Africa which is the outcome of lack of sex education in our homes and schools.
Why sex education?
During adolescence, the developmental hormones don’t only work overtime but they also bring changes to the body especially the sex organs.
and teenagers being lovers of adventure, might be curious to explore the changes. Thus the absence of an appropriate sex education would result to Teen Pregnancies, spread of STDs and poor mind sets.
Sex being a natural aspect of life which happens with or without education, should be incorporated appropriately into school curriculum of all educational institutions.
It should be mandatory, comprehensive, medically accurate and taught through out school years just like Mathematics because Sex Education is a Human Right and has shown to help and not hurt students.
You might not have known the importance of this spoke about Sex Education. So I’m going too bring out some of the high rated importance of sex education. That way, you will have it at the back of your mind at all times. These points apply to all genders.
•It protects them from Unwanted Pregnancies, STDs, Miscarriagies, Abortions…
•It teaches them personal hygiene.
•It also prepare them for Puberty; that way they won’t be taken off-guard and thus prevent embarrassments.
•Sex education expose them to their gender identity, body images, sexual expression, intimacy and marriage this prevent them from being lured into homosexuality.
•It also teaches them to channel their energy into more important things like studies and work.
Our children risk their lives when they remain unaware of sex and sex education will expose them to what they need to know and at the right time. Due to the absence of sex education, puberty take our children by surprise leaving them in shock and confusion which means looking for solutions which might land them in the wrong hands.
For the sake of Africa’s future which lives in our children, sex education should be taken serious and taught through out both at home and in schools.
Note that the sex educators should be well trained to prevent the teaching of unethical sexual information.
The time is now or never.
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