am I only person who thinks this is to young :SOriginally Posted by BBC.co.uk/news
Children as young as four should be given compulsory sex education, two leading sexual health charities say.
The Family Planning Association and Brook told BBC Newsbeat more should be done to cut abortion rates and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers.
They argue gradual education from such a young age would help children not to rush into sex when they were older.
The Department for Children, Schools and Family said it was reviewing the delivery of sex education in schools.
Children aged four might be taught about the names of body parts and basic ideas about different relationships.
The government is not giving young people enough information about sex and relationships, the charities add.
'High expectations'
Brook chief executive Simon Blake said: "Many young people are having sex because they want to find out what it is, because they were drunk or because their mates were.
"That's just not good enough for young people. We've got to have high expectations for them so they've got high expectations for themselves."
He added: "All the evidence shows that if you start sex and relationships education early - before children start puberty, before they feel sexual attraction - they start having sex later.
"They are much more likely to use contraception and practise safe sex."
The basic sex education that children are given in science classes does not go far enough, the charities say.
They want sex and relationship education on the curriculum across the UK alongside other compulsory subjects such as maths and English, as is the case in Northern Ireland.
The DCSF said effective sex and relationships education is essential for young people to make safe and healthy choices about their lives and prevent early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
A spokesman added that an advisory group on the issue would be making recommendations on new policy to the government later this month.
Sixteen-year-old Bethany, from Norwich told BBC News she had not understood the consequences of having sex early on.
"I didn't know I could get pregnant," she said. "I think if they started introducing sex education a bit earlier and teaching us a bit more about it so that we were more aware it would have helped me a lot."
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Call for sex lessons at age four
am I only person who thinks this is to young :S Originally Posted by BBC.co.uk/news
I’ll be a story in your head, but that’s okay, because we’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? Because it was, you know. It was the best. A daft old man who stole a magic box and ran away. Did I ever tell you that I stole it? Well, I borrowed it. I always meant to take it back. Oh, that box, Amy, you’ll dream about that box. It’ll never leave you. Big and little at the same time. Brand-new and ancient and the bluest blue ever. And the times we had, eh? Would had…Never had. In your dreams, they’ll still be there. The Doctor and Amy Pond and the days that never came.
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why not? people put sex in this forbidden place only to be talked about in extreme situations, it's stupid. if we talk about it and teach kids (even if they don't really understand) at a young age, then it wont be such a touchy subject when they're a teenager. it makes perfect sense. sex is a natural thing, i think everyone should be more open about it, it'll lead to more openness about safety.
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04-07-2008, 02:18 PM #3
4s a little too young, I think 10 is the best age really.
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I think 4 is a bit too young. :S 7 or 8 is a bit better... 4 year olds wouldn't be interested and wouldn't listen, sure it's natural etc, but little kids don't talk about sex or anything until they're older. Sure, talk to them about certain things but not everything because they wouldn't really understand. Originally Posted by RedStratocas
Last edited by Hitman; 04-07-2008 at 02:19 PM.
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Age 4?? Don't you evan start school until the age of 5? That seems too young.
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4 is way too young. 10 is more suitable, I got my sex education when I was 10.
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04-07-2008, 02:42 PM #7
Did any one else think this meant something different?
Where you call someone and they give you "sex" lessons?
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Lol yes I was a bit confused when I first saw the headline on the BBC website Originally Posted by Jack120
I’ll be a story in your head, but that’s okay, because we’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? Because it was, you know. It was the best. A daft old man who stole a magic box and ran away. Did I ever tell you that I stole it? Well, I borrowed it. I always meant to take it back. Oh, that box, Amy, you’ll dream about that box. It’ll never leave you. Big and little at the same time. Brand-new and ancient and the bluest blue ever. And the times we had, eh? Would had…Never had. In your dreams, they’ll still be there. The Doctor and Amy Pond and the days that never came.
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04-07-2008, 02:49 PM #9
Abit to young.
What 4 year old is intrested in sex?
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04-07-2008, 03:04 PM #10
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Frankly I'd just rather they did educate it, in my school it seems none-existent. I learn a bit in year 6 about how we enter Puberty and prepare for sex, in Year 7 we did a bit about actual pregnancy in Science but I'm now 14 and I've never been taught about contraception or having actual sex which is pretty poor, I think most people have the grasp of how to have sex but I do have people in my form that don't know what a condom is. During the next 2 years I'm unlikely to learn about it as well according to the syllabus so it's unlikely I'll ever be taught it, and it's going to be to late for some/most if we are taught it.
They shouldn't put people off having sex though, as long as it's safe I think it's uncalled for to discourage it.Last edited by Jordy; 04-07-2008 at 03:06 PM.
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