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Today’s world

Speaking out in a sexualized world.

OC Family Magazine StaffPublished: January, 2007

Today’s world
Speaking out in a sexualized world
 Newsday recently published a report on the growing frankness of television and the need for parents to talk their children through a world of sexual imagery.

 According to the story, parents shouldn’t avoid the topic. “Too many parents are silent on the subject, avoiding the conversation because they’re either too afraid, uneasy, or unsure about what to say,” writes reporter Pat Burson.

 Warns Elena Sanchez, a marriage and family therapist: If parents are not talking to their children, then “television is. Computers are. The Internet is.”

 Many believe that children have seen more “sexually explicit material before high school than some parents have seen in their whole lives,” Burson writes. The fact that many of today’s parents didn’t talk to their own father or mother about sex may be missing the reality of today’s world.

 Most experts say parents shouldn’t rely on the child’s school to provide complete sex education. In fact, many parents object to that kind of education. However, someone needs to provide a forum for the child. The parent remains the best adviser.

 The story can be found at:
newsday.com

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