Parents should educate their kids instead of avoiding any sex related discussions as "too embarrassing". It is one of the major reasons why young kids, trying to figure out things for themselves, make a lot of mistakes.
As for fitting in goes, if fitting in matters that much, why raise the kid to have rational thinking capabilities when most of the other kids could be religious minded and would shun and seclude the atheist kid?
It's the parent's responsibility that a child can get through those years with proper knowledge about his or her body, instead of getting misinformation from "friends" who don't know any better themselves.
As for fitting in goes, if fitting in matters that much, why raise the kid to have rational thinking capabilities when most of the other kids could be religious minded and would shun and seclude the atheist kid?
It's the parent's responsibility that a child can get through those years with proper knowledge about his or her body, instead of getting misinformation from "friends" who don't know any better themselves.
Quote:To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
- Lau Tzu
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