Colo. Many parents, in an attempt to calm their children's fears, tried to control their exposure to media reports of Littleton. Some parents believe that preparing kids for the realities of life today is a necessity, and to not do so would be irresponsible. If you have a bike, you teach kids bike safety. We should be teaching children right from the start, things like proper names for their body parts. That's absolutely true.
Children require several years of protected space.
Educators point out that despite what critics like the Medveds say, sex education is making some strides. Teen pregnancies and births are down in every one of the nation's 50 biggest cities, according to the Kids Count report released in April by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation. In Detroit, the number of teens giving birth fell a dramatic 38 percent between 1991 and 1996. Given the realities of sexual diseases, date rape and children being sexually targeted on the Internet, health experts say schools simply have to prepare children for possible consequences of their actions. Because of the sensitive nature of sex education, most school districts have parent advisory committees that review books and other materials.