Harmful Effects Comprehensive Sex Education has on Children from Family Watch International
- SEXUALIZES CHILDREN
Normalizes child sex or desensitizes children to sexual things. May give examples of children having sex or imply many of their peers are sexually active. May glamorize sex, use graphic materials, teach explicit sexual vocabulary, or encourage discussion of sexual experiences, attractions, fantasies or desires.
- TEACHES CHILDREN TO CONSENT TO SEX
May teach children how to negotiate sexual encounters or how to ask for or get “consent” from other children to engage in sexual acts with them.
- NORMALIZES ANAL & ORAL SEX
Introduces these high-risk sexual behaviors to children and may normalize them. May omit vital medical facts, such as the extremely high STI rates (ie., HIV and HPV) and oral and anal cancer rates associated with these risky sex acts.
- TEACHES HOMOSEXUAL / BISEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Promotes acceptance of and/or exploration of diverse sexual orientations, sometimes in violation of state education laws. May omit vital health information and/or may provide medically inaccurate information about homosexuality or homosexual sex.
- TEACHES CHILDREN SEXUAL PLEASURE
Teaches children about sexual pleasure. May tell them they are entitled to or have a “right” to sexual pleasure or encourage children to seek out sexual pleasure.
- PROMOTES SOLO OR MUTUAL MASTERBATION
While masturbation can be part of a normal child development, encourages masturbation at young ages, making children more vulnerable to pornography use, sexual addictions or sexual exploration. May describe masturbation or provide instruction on how to masturbate. May encourage children to engage in mutual masturbation.