- My suggestion is that parents should talk to their kids about sex openly, honestly and frequently because it's too important an issue to skirt.
- In addition, both girls and boys should be introduced to the menstrual cycle at a young age. The fact that grown American men cringe at the idea of handling a clean tampon is pathetic. As for sex ed, more emphasis should be placed on masturbation and oral sex as alternatives to sexual intercourse. These are not things that kids should learn from their buddy's older brother.
- Planned Parenthood should be introduced, along with other clinics and an explanation of the politics surrounding abortion. A lesson should also be taught on gay sex. Diseases should obviously be dealt with, but students will get the point without the picture of the man using his own elephantiasis-afflicted testicles as a chair. I still have nightmares. In addition, there should be a reassurance -- after all information is put on the table -- that abstinence is common, perfectly normal and a good option for some, even if it is a bit of a fabrication.
- Violence is unavoidable. Children will interact with violence whether they're playing football or are at the local butcher with their mother. I'm not suggesting we eliminate something so prevalent, but there is no need to emphasize it so heavily during important developmental years when something as important as sex is left to such limited education.
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