Posted on 03/09/2006 10:08:23 AM PST by SweetCaroline
TUG-OF-WAR OVER A SEXUAL DIVIDE
What is "age appropriate" sex education for 5-yr-old children?
In our Brittney Spears world, where innocence wrapped in seduction is sold as "sexy" and where sexuality lines have been all but erased, we shouldn't be shocked to hear high school students were used by educators and Planned Parenthood to lobby for "sexuality" education.
If they really wanted to give their legislators a clear picture of just what they were lobbying for, the teens should have brought along their little brothers and sisters. After all, the "comprehensive, sexuality education" the teens were begging legislators for begins in kindergarten; at age 5.
What is "age appropriate" at age 5, you ask? Well, that depends entirely on who you ask.
There is a cultural and ideological tug-of-war being waged within our schools over a deep moral line; the winner will drag Illinois' youngest schoolchildren across that line.
Most parents understand that 5-year-olds are not sexual. Innocent curiosity in bodily functions--yes; but true sexual behavior in very young children is either a reaction to something they have seen inappropriately, or are signs of sexual abuse.
Children of this age should be taught to guard their privacy; their shyness is a natural God given protection and should not be violated. It should be nurtured and protected by the adults in their lives.
Important age-appropriate information is cleanliness, the washing of hands after using the bathroom, understanding that washing with soap will keep it from itching, and never drinking your bath water--all issues facing the average 5-year-old.
If you ask those pushing SB 2267 in Springfield, they will tell you quite a different story. They come from a fundamental belief that children are sexual from birth. Seeing children as no different from adults, this point of view believes children should have access to unlimited information and values concerning sex and more recently, sexuality.
Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Kindergarten-12th Grade has been published by SIECUS (the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States), for over a decade, and is used extensively by educators and curriculum developers to implement sexuality education.
The guidelines divide into four age/grade levels. Level one is for ages 5 to 8. According to the guidelines, this age group should be taught that "both boys and girls have body parts that feel good when touched... touching and rubbing one's own genitals to feel good is called..."
Caution is given though, explaining while some boys and girls engage in this activity and some do not, the children are told this should all be done in private.
The guidelines include a complete anatomy lesson on "vaginal intercourse." The term vaginal intercourse is used, as it is lumped in with several accepted forms of intercourse.
Did you notice that the old sex-ed is now "sexuality" education? The concepts of sex, sexuality, and sexual identity are treated separately with the introduction of homosexuality and bi-sexuality. Introduction at such a tender age is nothing less than induction.
There is no doubt that the world we live in today is overtly sexual, and children are seeing far too much, and should be educated.
But stripping children of their innocence, raping their childhood imagination, and breaking down all natural defenses is not education it is an assault.
"Comprehensive, age appropriate sexuality education" is so focused on telling children it is ok to touch themselves and each other, and describing all sorts of sexual acts as right and good, they break down all barriers and defenses against sexual abuse.
A child being sexually abused will come to school and be told about how all the touching and intercourse is good and natural--and should be done in private. Underscoring the lies her abuser is telling her.
For now, we will set aside the endorsement of pornography, abortion, services offered without parental consent to adolescents and high schoolers, by comprehensive sexuality induction. And whether or not teens should have access to birth control in a school setting is a subject we will save for another day.
This topic hardly seems fit for public discussion; most of us were taught it is improper to speak publicly about private sexual matters; there is a natural aversion and respect to privacy we adults understand.
Parents can no longer afford polite silence while laws are being pushed that will enable teachers to have far more graphic and disturbing discussions with 5, 6 and 7- year-olds, behind closed doors--as a captive audience within the confines of a classroom.
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All of these are being worked, right now. Some are being worked more successfully than others. But there are people working very hard to Normalize their own deviant sexuality.
And the people who preach Tolerance and Diversity are their best friends.
"Their shyness is a natural God given protection ."
Please. Did God fail to give this "gift" to the children in cultures where full or partial nudity prevails?
Shyness and modesty are learned behaviors for adaptation to a cultural norm.
Moral absolutes and homosexual agenda pings?
In a world where everything is changing, an absolute is anachronistic and the noble is made inelegant.
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I think 5 year-olds ought to be told what is inappropriate behavior so that no one will get away with victimizing them. They ought to know that what their "funny uncle" is doing is wrong and they don't have to endure it.
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"And the people who preach Tolerance and Diversity are their best friends."
One has to wonder if the purveyors of such are actually members of the groups they seek tolerance of.
What is "age appropriate" sex education for 5-yr-old children?
They ought to know that what their "funny uncle" is doing is wrong and they don't have to endure it.
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If I were a young parent today, I would be out there making more parents aware of what is going on in their childrens schools and try to work with them to stand up to these idiots that allow this to happen!!!!
This type of sex-education program has been running in the schools in my state for years, and, sadly, most of the other parents don't care. One even told me she thought it was a good idea.
there are many parents that homeschool is not an option.
It's an option for the vast majority of people. It's just a big leap most parents are afraid to take. But, if they wanted to protest this agenda in their school, pulling their kids out would send the message loud and clear. But most parents don't even complain. I really believe most parents today agree with the agenda.
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