Saturday, January 31, 2009
I am so waiting to read letters to the forum about the increase in the number of children (in particular girls) under the age of 16 having sex. Let me see whom they will blame, my guess would be the media - the Internet to be precise. Then there will be the letters who will blame the television programmes and movies. There will also be the ones who blame the advertisements in the magazines.
But is the media really to be blamed? If it is, can someone show me credible evidence in the form of research that this is so - this research has to be published in a peer reviewed journal.
Am I surprised that children these days are having sex at a younger age? Not at all. If you look at it this way, the children of today are forced to grow up so quickly and are denied of a childhood. Yes, their birth certificates may state that they are 14 or 15, but their mentality is way above that age.
The 14 to 15 year old of today are certainly more matured than the 14 to 15 year old of yesteryear. If someone is to do a trend study, I will not be at all surprise that compared the mentality of the modern day 16 year old is at least that of a 21 year old in the yesteryear.
So who is to be blamed when we force the children to grow up so quickly mentally? Look my child is so smart. Last time primary one than we learn abc, now three year old can count one to 100 and know the abc.
If that is the case, do not be surprised to find condoms with that kid when he/she is around 14 or 15; be glad that he/she is using protection.
he spoke at 10:50 am
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