Teenage years are the
most trying years in the life of any individual. Being a teenager can be very
trying. Unexpected stuffs keep coming up in the life of a teenager.
Though
these stuffs are unexpected, they are also unescapable.
There are many choices
to be made by teenagers; good or bad. But how many parents these days are there
to help their children make the right decisions? How many parents try their
best to guide and nurture their children in their talents and God given ideas
rather than impose ideas and activities on them?
How many adults are out
their acting as meaningful examples to teenagers? Just a few. Teenagers care
for attention they care for love and so, they are attracted to anyone good or
bad who gives them the attention they so crave. How many adults or even parents
can sit their teen down and talk to them boldly on sex education? How many
parents can boldly answer the questions the growing teenagers of the society
ask them? Only a few.
If these teenagers are
not trained and educated from home by their parents and guardians, they seek
advice from their friends and others who they feel give them the attention they
deserve.
If a child of thirteen
asks her parents a question on homosexuality and such parents fail to
satisfactorily answer that teen, she would seek for a perfect answer from her
peers who may want to teach her by example. Why do we shy from reality?
If you do not teach
your teens well and answer their questions, do you know who will? Little wonder
no significance is attached to virginity these days. If each teenager is given
maximum and adequate sex education from their home I don’t think any parent
will be scared of letting their children or teens move with the opposite sex.
If all parents give
attention to their teenagers, if they show love to their teenagers they(the
teens) wouldn’t need to seek advice from their peers. They wouldn’t
need to succumb to bad influences.
If teenagers are trained
on the effects of engaging in pre-marital sexual relationships, if they are
taught on the effects of sexually transmitted infections. And the honor that
comes with virginity we wouldn’t have to worry as parents on what the future
holds for our teenagers.
Sex education should
and must be taught in our schools, the effects of drug abuse must not be left
out. If these are done the level of nuisance in our society will be drastically
reduced.
If any parent is too
shy to teach his/her teen on sex education, why not buy them good books on sex
education for them to read and learn, why not let them watch educating shows
and programs for them to learn.
A great task and even a
greater responsibility lies on the shoulder of every parent to either make or
mar the future of their teenagers. This can be done by encouraging and teaching
the teens or neglecting and discouraging them without reasons. Dear parents let
our teenagers shine brightly with the knowledge they acquire from home and
aspire to be the best they can be.
By:Fe-Akpoyomare Blessing Okoloko
Reachable
at: bleokolo0813@gmail.com
08135263863
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