At what age do you talk to kids about the "birds and the bees"?

[rlp1099]

asking because in this day in age i think its stupid if you don't

aside from the threat of AIDS its the unwanted pregnancies that you also got to watch for

of course absitnence still best weapon some may say...HELLO!?

in our place alone at least 10 "accidents"

who's to blame?
-parents?
-school?
-friendster/myplace/icq/ym?
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[mazdamazda]

I'll teach him/her abstinence.

[uls]

here's a classic debate.

The conservatives dont agree with teaching "safer" *** (promoting condom use) coz its just like telling the kids "it's ok to have *** as long as u use a condom"

The liberals say u have to teach kids "safer" *** coz kids will have *** sooner or later so its better that they be more responsible.

So it all comes down to YOUR values.

Lets say u have a daughter... and she's starting to be interested in boys... and boys are beginning to be interested in your daughter. Do u tell her about the *** stuff?

If u have a son... do u tell him HOW NOT to get a girl pregnant?

[umzzzzz]

if i have kids...yes, i would. why not??? it wil be for the good of all.

[uls]

Abstinence is great. But the question is how long can people abstain from ***?

Lalo na when ur a teen with raging hormones.

In Africa, they teach abstinence... so there are girls who remain virgin till they get married. Then they get devirginized by their husbands and get infected with HIV.

So the only foolproof way is to marry someone who also abstained till marriage. And both remain faithful to each other. Easier said than done.

Many people still think HIV/AIDS is a gay thing. Or a prosti thing. Or only promiscuous people get it.

Here in the Phils., HIV has reached the general population. Wives of seamen have been infected by their husbands. The wives are not promiscuous. Wives and gfs of promiscuous men get STD. Remember Kris Aquino?

Young people now are very casual towards ***. its no big deal to them... its almost like kissing or shaking hands. Hence the high numbers of teen pregnancies... and STDs

[ILuvDetailing]

Yes. Information is power.

[artpogi]

would I teach my kids safe/responsible ***?

yeah sure, why not?

[cutedoc]

ill tell my son in time, he will be able to do it, however for kids nowadays its so advance, i thought i started young, grade 4 mga 10yrs old ata ako nun, we started watching ****, yet i myself just practise self gratification, i only had the real thing by 22, ill tell my son all the do's and donts

for my baby girl, virginity is the most precious gift you give to your husband " wala siyang pwedeng isumbat sayo" so abstain=)

[uls]

Most filipino men become ***ually active mid to late teens.

If they decide to settle down at age 27-30, thats 10 or more years of "adventures".

10 years... how many *** partners? how many panganay? hehe

If i had a daughter and she remained virgin till she gets married, papa-AIDS test ko muna husband-to-be nya, complete STD screening pati hepatitis B/C hehe

then he better be loyal to my daughter hehe

[XTO]

yes definitely, kahit medyo mahirap para sa isang ama huhu!

[ghosthunter]

frankly speaking, I have met some ladies who are very ignorant of their own bodies and their own ***uality. Not that I "appreciate" a little "innocence" but total ignorance is a bit disturbing.

[Bogeyman]

I would. Never underestimate what kids can do, what they're capable of learning and what they can understand.

[konde]

definitely!

responsibility ng mga magulang yan.

[FrankDrebin]

I'll just make them aware of ***. I met a lot of people who are generally stupid or don't know anything about *** thus some people take advantage of the opportunity. :D

Abstinence is good but for how long? They say, "Habang nang-gigigil lalong nag-iinit!"

[niky]

I'd teach my girl responsible ***... although I'm pretty sure my wife would prefer abstinence.

I guess it'd be great that way, to have parents who view the situation from both angles.

I personally take the liberal view of "tell them everything", because preaching abstinence and closing the issue right then and there is closing your eyes to the fact that you're not the only source of info in the world... and your kid is going to find out someday, whether you like it or not. *** is on TV, on the internet and on the magazine stands. I thought we were a conservative country... and now, everywhere I look, there's soft **** out in the open, for everyone to see.

I don't want my daughter to grow up innocent. I've got a lot of friends/acquaintances who've had unplanned pregnancies because they were "good" when they were younger, and had little knowledge of ***. And no, it doesn't take a whole lot of work... just an inopportune de-virginizing at the right time (hey, the odds are only about 10 to 1)... and you're pregnant. End of story.

[mazdamazda]

by abstinence... I mean... inform my kids about it and STRONGLY advice them to abstain until they are mature enough for it.

not the old-fashioned abstinence wherein you don't talk it about home... then one day... your daughter will tell you... "daddy... I'm pregnant..."

[Bogeyman]

I've got a lot of friends/acquaintances who've had unplanned pregnancies because they were "good" when they were younger, and had little knowledge of ***. And no, it doesn't take a whole lot of work... just an inopportune de-virginizing at the right time (hey, the odds are only about 10 to 1)... and you're pregnant. End of story.

One thing my wife observed among her high school classmates:

The well-behaved and conservative girls in school were the ones who eventually got pregnant out of wedlock and became single parents, as opposed to the girls who 'flirted' a little during their teens, but are doing rather well today.

Imagine that.

[niky]

Oops... sorry, not pointing at you, m2.

I, too, would advise my kid that I don't want her... errh... "doing" it... but I don't expect her to follow.

Who knows? She's still a baby now... Maybe she'll grow up to be daddy's little girl, and will actually follow everything we tell her. Sana.

[Ebony]

Of course. There are so many risks that comes with unprotected ***. First I will teach my children the value of "making love" as opposed to just "having ***", then just in case, I'd teach them how to be protected when having ***. I think it'd be one of my responsibilities as a parent.

[Isuzoom]

Sa ngayon baka mga kids na ang magturo sa mga matatanda...sino ba meron mga scandal na video and pics?