http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers Mon, 07 May 2012 21:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers/#comment-171 Monika Carey-Green Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:45:22 +0000 http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=201#comment-171 Thank you Kelly and Katie for your support on this issue and sharing your experiences. We will continue to inform those that will listen. Thank you Kelly and Katie for your support on this issue and sharing your experiences. We will continue to inform those that will listen.

]]> http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers/#comment-170 Katie Macmillan Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:00:53 +0000 http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=201#comment-170 My parents were open about sex with me and my sister and we both practice safe sexual lives. I think it is a very common misconception that not talking about sex means it isn't happening. The truth is that the more forbidden adults and media make sex, the more it appeals to kids. We need more women out there who have this information. Tell everyone you know and help change the world! My parents were open about sex with me and my sister and we both practice safe sexual lives. I think it is a very common misconception that not talking about sex means it isn’t happening. The truth is that the more forbidden adults and media make sex, the more it appeals to kids. We need more women out there who have this information. Tell everyone you know and help change the world!

]]> http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers/#comment-169 Kelly Orner Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:06:11 +0000 http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=201#comment-169 You go girl! This issue effects all of us! Children are SMART and can make healthy decision, when given the knowledge and tools to work with! You go girl! This issue effects all of us! Children are SMART and can make healthy decision, when given the knowledge and tools to work with!

]]> http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers/#comment-168 Monika Carey-Green Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:00:30 +0000 http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=201#comment-168 Hello Miss Shenice, If you are local please contact DIVA about your daughter being in our Camp program. We provide winter, spring and summer camps for girls 9 to 17 years. They are seperated by age of course and we do cover 'Being A Girl". The office number is 803-223-9501. Hello Miss Shenice,
If you are local please contact DIVA about your daughter being in our Camp program. We provide winter, spring and summer camps for girls 9 to 17 years. They are seperated by age of course and we do cover ‘Being A Girl”. The office number is 803-223-9501.

]]> http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers/#comment-167 Shennice Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:20 +0000 http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=201#comment-167 My 12-year old daughter is having anxiety about studying the reproductive system in health class. They are not even talking about sex. We have had several conversations with her about sex not just the physical, but the emotional and spiritual side as well. We try to make sure sex is not the dirty word that has to be spelled out by letter in conversations. In our family we will continue to talk openly and frank about the ins and outs of sex. My 12-year old daughter is having anxiety about studying the reproductive system in health class. They are not even talking about sex. We have had several conversations with her about sex not just the physical, but the emotional and spiritual side as well. We try to make sure sex is not the dirty word that has to be spelled out by letter in conversations. In our family we will continue to talk openly and frank about the ins and outs of sex.

]]> http://blog.tellthemsc.org/2010/02/where-should-our-kids-go-for-answers/#comment-166 Katie Haswell Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:23:17 +0000 http://blog.tellthemsc.org/?p=201#comment-166 When I was younger I was deathly afraid of "the talk" I knew was looming. I was in fifth grade and about to participate in Family Life Education in my school. I think at one point during the conversation I started crying because it was so overwhelming for me to talk about sex. However, now that I am almost 21-years old, I can't stop talking about it. I always feel comfortable talking to my mom AND dad about the topic because I know they want me to be safe. I know that I am fortunate, that down in the great south, not a lot of people talk about it, which is funny because we all know we do it (how many births a day are there?) The main point I am trying to make is that I know first hand mentioning sex isnt going to make a kid want to have sex. It is going to open up the tunnel for communication and the longer a parent waits, the more awkward it is going to be later on. When I was younger I was deathly afraid of “the talk” I knew was looming. I was in fifth grade and about to participate in Family Life Education in my school. I think at one point during the conversation I started crying because it was so overwhelming for me to talk about sex. However, now that I am almost 21-years old, I can’t stop talking about it. I always feel comfortable talking to my mom AND dad about the topic because I know they want me to be safe. I know that I am fortunate, that down in the great south, not a lot of people talk about it, which is funny because we all know we do it (how many births a day are there?) The main point I am trying to make is that I know first hand mentioning sex isnt going to make a kid want to have sex. It is going to open up the tunnel for communication and the longer a parent waits, the more awkward it is going to be later on.

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