Many people expect their children to wait until marriage before engaging in sexual activities. The reality is that today 75% of American men and women have had premarital sex before the age of 20 (Potter). When teens go through puberty, their hormones increase and make them more likely to want to have sex regardless of what their parents tell them to do, which is why I believe it's important to have comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education programs . at school. As I also believe that parents should talk to their children about safe sex too. As a kid myself, I know that many find sex to be an uncomfortable topic to talk about with their parents, and parents may feel the same way, which is why they don't talk to their kids about it or tell them. wait until marriage. Why put your child's health at risk by potentially contracting a sexually transmitted disease or becoming pregnant just because you think premarital sex is "unethical"? With the assistance of these programs children learn the importance of contraception, how to have sex through the teachings of a professional and this can help open up better relationships with their parents. Contraception plays an important role in having sex. Depending on their age, children should be taught about birth control, including condoms and emergency contraceptives if needed, well before having sex. These versions of contraception can help reduce the risk of women becoming pregnant and help both partners contract sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, which is not curable but only curable. Teenage pregnancies are on the rise and this is due to the teaching of sexual abstinence in schools. Many teenagers who become pregnant... middle of paper... that Bell included in her article both groups, those who participated in abstinence-only and those who did not, reported that the use of condom was the same does not justify anything. If I were still a teenager in 9th or 10th grade and an adult asked me if I used protection while having sex, I would lie and say “Of course!” because he knows it's wrong and doesn't want to be embarrassed. Therefore, I stand by my opinion that age-appropriate sexuality programs should be taught in schools rather than waiting until marriage, an abstinence-only approach, or nothing at all. Not only will the rate of teenage pregnancies decrease, but children will also learn to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. If parents are trying to prepare their children for a better tomorrow, then the topic of sex must be addressed by professionals in an intelligent, productive and educational context..