Thursday, August 21, 2014

Georgetown Study: Sex Education should Start at Age 10

How young is too young to start teaching children about sexual health?
According to a Georgetown University study, kids between 10 and 14 should be getting sex education because children at that age are susceptible to experimentation.
CLICK HERE to read the Study
Read background from Campus Reform:
Those involved in the study suggest that it would help avoid unintended pregnancies, maternal deaths, unsafe abortions, and sexually transmitted infections because the “very young adolescents” would be exposed to these potential dangers at an age when their sexuality and gender identity begin to emerge—said to be ages 10-14.
“If programs…are implemented at a time when adolescents are still malleable and relatively free of sexual and reproductive health problems and gender role biases, very young adolescents can be guided safely through this life stage, supported by their parents, families and communities,” the study’s authors suggest.
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