Sex is a taboo in most households. A child normally learns about sex at school among his/her peers and in class. Parents should realise their responsibility of talking to their children about their body parts and how they should not be ashamed about being a young girl or boy. It is sad to note but parents often realise this when it is too late.
You might ask yourself when is it too late to talk to your children about their body parts. Let me elaborate with an example. Michael is a 4-year-old, vibrant and energetic. He loves soccer and his mother is always scolding him because he comes home with dusty clothes. What you may not know is that at his age, Michael can be a victim to paedophiles.
Many young adults' first sexual encounter was not during their adolescent years but when they were in their childhood. The paedophile is not usually a stranger that larks in the dark corner waiting to catch your children when they coming home from school.
No this person is a person that you welcome in your home and you highly respect because you trust him/her and tell your children only good things about them. This person can be an uncle, an aunt, even your close friends who are fond of visiting.
The world is can be a bad place and parents need to educate their children so that they can protect themselves from the cruel world out there. The sexual violation of a child affects them for a lifetime. It can also define their sexual behaviour.
The Parents believe that they are protecting their children by not talking about sex because talking about sex encourages them to experiment but not talking about sex makes your children more vulnerable to sexual violations.
