Parental Sex Education

Over the past decade, the proportion of high school students reporting sexual intercourse in the US has declined (Henshaw, 2003). Hopefully the proportion of American teenagers studied also shows an increase in the use of contraceptives. Despite these positive trends, the United States is one of the countries with the highest pregnancy rate in the teenage in developed countries, and more than 4 million young people each year suffer from sexually transmitted diseases. During President Bush 's election campaign in 2000, he increased the amount of abstinence education from 73 million in 2001 to 240 million in 2008 (Boonstra, 2010).

• In a 2006 survey of parents in North Carolina state, 91% of parents included school sex education, 89% of parents supported comprehensive sex education, including discussions on sexual orientation, oral sex, and anal sex It was shown that. . Secondary education including abstinence information, medically correct information and condom use and other guidance on contraceptive methods. However despite the desires of the parents, nearly three quarters of the four school districts in Texas are implementing a prohibition program, but there is no evidence of effectiveness (Texas Freedom Network, 2011; Tortolero, 2011 ).

• Pregnant adolescents are more likely to experience maternal illness, abortion, stillbirth, and newborn mortality than late births (Luker, 1996).

Sexuality education has been widely endorsed by the majority of Americans. In a poll on sex education by the latest Pollin Parenthood, 93% of parents supported sex education at junior high school and 96% supported sex education at high school. The majority of parents support sex education in secondary schools and high schools covering a wide range of topics, including sexually transmitted diseases, puberty, healthy interpersonal relationships, contraception and sexual orientation. Other national, state and local opinion polls on sex education also show a similar high level of support

The third set of considerations related to education and socialization is the preference of parents and adolescents to sex education. Parents expressed support for a strong school-based sex education program, most young people also expressed support, and valued opinions from parents. In 2004 survey targeting parents of American high school students and high school students, the school replied that the school supports sex education very much. 90% think that sex education at school is very important or important. 28 Most parents support a comprehensive approach that emphasizes abstinence, and only 15% expect expectancy education.