Parents: Sex at 13 'is normal'. The questions we really don't want to answer.
Today in the Metro national free newspaper the article "Sex at 13 'is normal' jumped out at me. http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/04/campaigners-claim-schools-are-teaching-pupils-that-13-is-a-normal-age-for-sex-4935232/ The article refers to campaigners who claimed school pupils are being taught that sex at the age of 13 is normal and that by signposting children to such services may act as 'unlawful' guidance. The debate will rage on for some time and it seems like we preach one thing and teach another. The reality is that we are so far behind in schools that the real question is how do we keep up? I started to write my blog earlier this week about a conversation that my 13 year old daughter brought to my attention. I put it aside thinking I would come back to it at a later date. It seems today is just that day. Years ago I ran a workshop sessions with a group of 20 young men aged between 16-20 on “What is the difference between love and romance? The...