Sexuality education is a lifelong process of acquiring information and forming attitudes, beliefs, and values about identity, relationships, and intimacy. It encompasses sexual development, reproductive health, interpersonal relationships, affection, intimacy, body image, and gender roles. Parents can be one of the best educators on sexuality education.
Schools provide background, parents provide values.
10 tips for parents to help their children avoid teen pregnancy. Fact sheet from UCSF CAPS, September, 1997. Click here . The best way to transmit your values to your children is to model them AND to talk about them. Clearly stating you beliefs but respecting the existence of other beliefs helps kids to clarify and integrate their own beliefs.