Sex in India is considered a taboo, the society is afraid to talk these things out with their children. Seeming as a cultural or social prohibition act, people walk towards the internet for sex education but somehow reach – Porn sites. Safe Sex and sex education is crucial for this generation so as to educate people and put a substantial stop to rape or other harassment issues faced by women.
So many years have passed, still the harassment, gang rape, abuse or domestic violence cases have been consistently increasing, giving rise to India becoming the most dangerous country for women, according to BBC. The society, the people around us need to ascertain the importance of teaching your child safe sex and giving them the adequate education.
Puberty and Psychosexual Development
The Genital Stage of psychosexual development by Freud, talks about the stage where a heterosexual individual begins to develop strong sexual interests in the opposite sex – this is mainly when an individual hits puberty and gets curious about sex.
It is during this stage that the parents need to be aware of their child’s sexual interests and provide them with the right advices, keeping in mind their increasing urge and availability of various pleasure seeking ways, when parents refuse to explain such stuff. Sex is not something to be ashamed of, it is a natural act and full of pleasure, when done the appropriate way.
Why Safe Sex?
Safe sex is associated with the use of contraceptives and condoms, which in today’s date is contemplated to be awful or substandard.
Contraceptive pills or birth control pills are necessary, when the other sex is not ready or doesn’t want to conceive. Condoms too are equally necessary for avoiding STDs, like HIV or AIDS. These Sexually Transmitted Diseases can come off as deadly for both the sexes and also do not have a cure.
Role of the Parents
Perhaps, it is habitual for an individual to get curious about sex during puberty and when given right direction, they may be safe. Turning down your child’s questions, ignoring these doubts due to embarrassment may pave way for them to look on the internet and reach to a level where they become addicted to watching porn.
It is the responsibility of the parents to describe and control these doubts, before they lead to something worse. Your child may not be so assertive to talk about these things to you, however, it is your obligation to talk to them comfortably and perceive their thoughts carefully. It is cardinal for parents to elucidate their children about these diseases beforehand and therefore, delineate the use of contraceptive pills and condoms.
Parents of today’s generation need to be open about sex to their child and make them believe that it is a natural phenomenon and there is nothing illicit about it. Build a strong relation with them, so that they don’t move towards the wrong path and are able to communicate with you, whenever required.
What are the consequences of unsafe sex?
- Unprotected intercourse or unprotected sex can lead to the spread of distinct STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases), some of them include HIV/AIDS – these can be very dangerous and are also incurable.
- Unsafe sex can also lead to unwanted pregnancy at an early age, the individual may not be ready to conceive and so would choose the path of abortion.
- Unsafe sex may also lead to STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) like Genital herpes, Gonorrhea, HPV, Chlamydia etc. Some of these infections may not even have any visible symptoms.
- Having intercourse without the use of condoms would cause Escherichia coli colonization of the vagina and bacteriuria, it could also cause infections in or around your vagina.
- Unprotected sex could also bring possible effects of UTI urinary tract infection. Infection in the urinary track is more vulnerable in women than in men.
- Another consequence of unsafe sex in early teens is responsible for teen pregnancy, due to which, researches show that fully 30% of teenage girls have dropped out of schools. The dropout rate is much higher in African American and therefore, Latino girls – nearly 36%-38%.
Here is a link to an article about “6 things your teen needs to know about sex”, this might help the parents to educate their child about sex and safe sex.
https://www.health.com/sex/6-things-your-teen-needs-to-know-about-sex
Lastly, let’s not be ashamed or embarrassed of explaining about sex to your child; let’s all together change these preconceived notions formed in the society about sex.
