Sex education

Sex education has been a matter of discussion for decades now, some think that this matter should be brought into the child’s early life. Many suggest that this matter should be thought a course or subject in schools. This has been a subject matter even in the Kenyan parliaments and even in parliaments of other countries in the world.

Sex education is high quality teaching and learning about a broad variety of topics related to sex and sexuality. It explores values and beliefs about those topics and helps people gain the skills that are needed to navigate relationships with self, partners, and community, and manage one’s own sexual health.

When this topic is raised, many may shy of speaking of it not knowing its contents and magnitude. Due to lack of the knowledge about sex education, there emerge sexual immorality such as rape, fornication, lesbianism, sodomy, prostitution and many more sexual immoralities.

The big question is as to why this topic seems critical to some of the populations. Parents right now find it difficult to discuss this subject with their children, “who then should help these children to grow knowing the concept of sex education and how they should handle their sex life?”. Even some churches today are against this concept terming it as an immoral lesson and against the values, norms and the beliefs of the Christian religion.

Let as now look at the subject itself. The subject of sex education can be largely shaped by the planned parenthood in a family, this enables the parents to plan well on family education on critical matters. Parents that planned themselves well before getting a child can be able to talk to their children well and guide them in the future. Those that never had a proper planning will find it difficult to talk to their children and sometimes some might try to run away from critical subjects like sex education, “the children will be taught these things in school”, you will hear some parents saying.

Shall we ignore this topic? Will parents start complaining when they shall start seeing their teenage children come home pregnant? Some will start seeing their own children as disappointments to the family, some may even start condemning their own children.

Many think that the little basics given in primary schools is enough, ‘no its not enough at all’, “how many times have we seen girls feel ashamed when they start seeing their first periods?” some may even start feeling weird and their perception starts making them think that they are sick or they are not normal. would this be the case if they had this knowledge with them?

Children of nowadays start having sex feelings at an early age of their life, it’s not a shocking thing for us to find 15year old children engaging in sex activities, or in other words doing sex. Some might even want to do the act with the older ones, “why is this the case?” It’s because these children have not been taught about what needs to be done and at what point in life.

People should not be judged according to who they are attracted to. They should first be educated on the responsible sex life before they reach a point where they choose for themselves.

Sex life is a matter that should be addressed with great caution, if the growing generations need to be protected. It’s something that we should not be ashamed of addressing in public so as to equip our coming generations with skills necessary and the knowledge required before someone involves himself/herself in sexual activities.

By;Bonface Siso.

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John

The author is an experienced radio journalist and media manager.