Yeah, it falls under sexual health so I'm all for it. I think a lot of teenagers can be confused about their changing bodies so this would be only positive in my view.
Should masturbation be added to highschool health/sex textbooks and be covereed in class at least superficially?
05/20/2012
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Yep!
Originally posted by
callsignhusker
I've been thinking about this for awhile... Under the Clinton administration the surgeon general actually advocated for this kind of inclusive education. She was female too which is neat.
05/21/2012
masturbation was taught in my sex ed classes and i thought it was appropriate
05/22/2012
Overall better education on the matter would be helpful.
05/26/2012
Yes it should be.
05/27/2012
I think both male and female masturbation should be mentioned but not described in detail. I think the parts of the sex organs should be covered in more detail, especially the clitoris on the female. I didn't even know I had one of those until college!
06/25/2012
I think it's important to at least acknowledge it. I remember feeling isolated and ashamed for a long time because i thought it was dirty and wrong.
08/20/2012
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Yes, and in detail too! I never had it covered in my schooling, had to learn by complete accident via self experimentation. And while growing up I thought it was something to be ashamed of. While now I know it's something private others should not intrude on, I know it's nothing to be ashamed of, and I should have known more growing up. Unfortunately I never got those talks, or one about menstruation for that matter.
Originally posted by
callsignhusker
I've been thinking about this for awhile... Under the Clinton administration the surgeon general actually advocated for this kind of inclusive education. She was female too which is neat.
We should be getting talks about masturbation, healthy masturbation techniques, how to clean ones genitals in a healthy manner (you'd be surprised how many women don't know to keep soap away from their vagina), and that masturbation is good, healthy and completely normal.
08/20/2012
The urges are already mentioned. As for how to do it, I don't see why it would be needed in school. They already learn the human anatomy. Add that with common sense and they should be fine. I learned perfectly well on my own how to please myself.
08/21/2012
there is not enough sex ed in school. the most i got was menstruation explanation and the usual std scare tactic to keep you from having sex. and that's just not enough, because i knew the clit existed but had NO IDEA where it was. depending on how they include masturbation, it could be very helpful. thing is, it's not my main priority in fixing sex ed. i think some anatomy lessons of the vulva should be given. (i know about the uterus and Fallopian tubes etc., but i knew nothing about the outside) I realize you figure out what feels good on your own, but it kind of helps to not think its weird and to know what's there. I asked chicks in my high school. Only one of my friends said she masturbated ever. The rest found that 'freaky' and 'weird'.
08/21/2012
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Yes, please!
Originally posted by
callsignhusker
I've been thinking about this for awhile... Under the Clinton administration the surgeon general actually advocated for this kind of inclusive education. She was female too which is neat.
08/21/2012
The more comprehensive, the better, I think.
08/22/2012
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Most teens already know more than their parents when it comes to sexuality and masturbation.
Originally posted by
callsignhusker
I've been thinking about this for awhile... Under the Clinton administration the surgeon general actually advocated for this kind of inclusive education. She was female too which is neat.
08/22/2012
It could be good so that they don't use items that they shouldn't be using.
08/22/2012
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I agree with this.
Originally posted by
Solar Ray
It's certainly a form of sexual stimulation and arguably the safest so why not educate kids that it's a natural act.
08/22/2012
I think that before you can have a healthy sexual relationship with someone else it is important to understand how your body works, what you like, and what you don't like. Masturbation is a great way to explore these things and can make it a lot easier to tell you partner(s) what you want.
My friend took on a nannying job and asked how the parents wanted issues of sexuality addressed with their daughter. They told her "in our house we tell [child's name] that her vagina is her's and she is allowed to touch it." I thought that this was a great sex-positive way to let kids know they shouldn't be ashamed of their curiosity. Shrouding basic biological functions in mystery and shame is no way to give kids a comprehensive sex education.
My friend took on a nannying job and asked how the parents wanted issues of sexuality addressed with their daughter. They told her "in our house we tell [child's name] that her vagina is her's and she is allowed to touch it." I thought that this was a great sex-positive way to let kids know they shouldn't be ashamed of their curiosity. Shrouding basic biological functions in mystery and shame is no way to give kids a comprehensive sex education.
08/22/2012
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"It's notthat hard to figure masturbation" I beg to differ. It took over four years of orgasmless masturbation before I realized that my clit even existed. And even then, I had no idea why I started to feel "funny" after touching it for a while, and I stopped because I was scared and confused.
Originally posted by
K101
No! I don't like the idea. It's not thathard to figure out masturbation. Kids don't need a damn manual! Lol. I think it should not be discuseed in the classrooms. I don't even know that it should be discussed in the home very often. I
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No! I don't like the idea. It's not thathard to figure out masturbation. Kids don't need a damn manual! Lol. I think it should not be discuseed in the classrooms. I don't even know that it should be discussed in the home very often. I mean masturbation is not something that's important enough to be in the schools. I mean we all figured it out on our own, why can't they? I could understand parents mentioning masturbation and answering any questions, but I don't like the idea of someone else teaching my kids about certain things. A simple sex ed teaching about bodies and the changes is fine, STD'S is fine to be taught at school because kids need to hear about them as much as possible. I know when I was a kid and heard about STD'S I cringed every time. It was a constant reminder to me to be responsible and careful with my body. Now masturbation is just not the same.
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And there are many ways you can harm yourself during masturbation! Kids should be taught not only how to masturbate, but how not to masturbate.
08/25/2012
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And she was fired for it, unfortunately.
Originally posted by
callsignhusker
I've been thinking about this for awhile... Under the Clinton administration the surgeon general actually advocated for this kind of inclusive education. She was female too which is neat.
08/25/2012
I really think it should be. I don't even remember the word "clitoris" being used in my sex ed class. The ones I had in elementary school were confusing at best (I remember having to ask how the sperm gets from the man into the woman...flustered teacher alert), and in middle school/high school they wrapped it together with health in general. It could be summed up in two sentences:
-Lots of bad things can happen to you.
-Here's how to put a condom on a banana.
The only thing said about masturbation was, "Masturbation is neither normal nor abnormal." That was it.
-Lots of bad things can happen to you.
-Here's how to put a condom on a banana.
The only thing said about masturbation was, "Masturbation is neither normal nor abnormal." That was it.
08/25/2012
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I LOL'd wonderfully at the "two sentence" curriculum. Mine was a bit more detailed, but still quite lacking (though we were taught about condoms, we were never shown how they ought to be applied to bananas or anything else).
Originally posted by
SneakersAndPearls
I really think it should be. I don't even remember the word "clitoris" being used in my sex ed class. The ones I had in elementary school were confusing at best (I remember having to ask how the sperm gets from the man into the
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I really think it should be. I don't even remember the word "clitoris" being used in my sex ed class. The ones I had in elementary school were confusing at best (I remember having to ask how the sperm gets from the man into the woman...flustered teacher alert), and in middle school/high school they wrapped it together with health in general. It could be summed up in two sentences:
-Lots of bad things can happen to you.
-Here's how to put a condom on a banana.
The only thing said about masturbation was, "Masturbation is neither normal nor abnormal." That was it. less
-Lots of bad things can happen to you.
-Here's how to put a condom on a banana.
The only thing said about masturbation was, "Masturbation is neither normal nor abnormal." That was it. less
Also, if something is neither normal or abnormal... what the flying hell is it, then?!
08/26/2012
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Good question. This is why I want to find out when "the talk" is happening at the kids' school, so I can explain things first and CORRECTLY.
Originally posted by
Rin (aka Nire)
I LOL'd wonderfully at the "two sentence" curriculum. Mine was a bit more detailed, but still quite lacking (though we were taught about condoms, we were never shown how they ought to be applied to bananas or anything
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I LOL'd wonderfully at the "two sentence" curriculum. Mine was a bit more detailed, but still quite lacking (though we were taught about condoms, we were never shown how they ought to be applied to bananas or anything else).
Also, if something is neither normal or abnormal... what the flying hell is it, then?! less
Also, if something is neither normal or abnormal... what the flying hell is it, then?! less
08/26/2012
OF COURSE! @_@ A lot of teens wind up thinking it's either sex or sexual frustration, and that masturbation is 'uncool' or something for losers who can't get laid....
10/03/2012
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i agree
Originally posted by
Eden C.
Well, I don't think any huge amount of detail is required as most teenagers I know are already well aware of the techniques, but of course, it's worth a mention.
10/03/2012
Yeah, there may be some kids out there getting knocked up because they completely forget about sex toys. There has to be at least one.
10/03/2012
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Um... where have you been. It was certainly covered for me.
Originally posted by
callsignhusker
I've been thinking about this for awhile... Under the Clinton administration the surgeon general actually advocated for this kind of inclusive education. She was female too which is neat.
10/04/2012
If nothing else it is a form of safe sex!
11/11/2012
Yes, I think it should.
11/11/2012
I think it's a great idea. it give kids the knowledge of an alternative to sex when they are horny.
11/11/2012
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We talked about it in sex ed class in 1973!!!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by
callsignhusker
I've been thinking about this for awhile... Under the Clinton administration the surgeon general actually advocated for this kind of inclusive education. She was female too which is neat.
11/11/2012
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I want to "like" this so much!
Originally posted by
namelesschaos
No, just no.
The notion of "rights" in this post has nothing in common with what your "rights" actually are. Public schools can not bow to every idiosyncratic belief a parent or group of parents may ... more
The notion of "rights" in this post has nothing in common with what your "rights" actually are. Public schools can not bow to every idiosyncratic belief a parent or group of parents may ... more
No, just no.
The notion of "rights" in this post has nothing in common with what your "rights" actually are. Public schools can not bow to every idiosyncratic belief a parent or group of parents may hold. You have no more right to not have your child taught about masturbation then other parents have a right to not have their children taught about "the human body, preventions of unwanted pregnancy" or evolution in biology class, or the civil rights movement. The same rules that govern what you’re personally ok with govern what you’re not ok with. There is nothing in the Constitution that gives you the rights to not have your child be given factual information about a common practice (sexual or otherwise) in a public school, indeed our rights are set up to protect that. To say that one topic is so special that the teaching of it constitutes a violation of multiple rights makes a mockery of what our rights and the notion of public education actually are.
Ironically, this post demonstrates why masturbation should be taught. It is pure sex negativity that allows one to with a straight face say that the teaching of other controversial topic is OK but somehow teaching of the topic of masturbation it is not only bad idea or an idea you disagree with but a violation of your rights.
Lastly, this is based on the false belief that sexuality is fundamentally private, it is not. Sexual acts may be done in private but sexuality has been constructed by society since the dawn of time. The government already has their hands deeply invested in your child private sex life. Abstinence only which consists of the government prescribing a particulate sexual lifestyle that your child is expected to follow for years and taken to its logical conclusion possibly decades (what if they don't get married till they are 40?) or life (what if they are never married?) is a perfect example. Teaching masturbation compared to what they are already doing is shoving far less down their throats.
Even this which is stupid and unlike teaching masturbation which would only teach information prescribes a lifestyle and prescribes it as the exception of the federal government isn't a violation of your rights (at least not technically, the spirit of the law on the other hand is debatable). Funny how so many people jump on the giving of information being a violation of rights, and yet don't do the same when schools directly prescribe a lifestyle (and indirectly erase others). Once again it only sex negative anti-masturbation bias that allows this to make any sense less
The notion of "rights" in this post has nothing in common with what your "rights" actually are. Public schools can not bow to every idiosyncratic belief a parent or group of parents may hold. You have no more right to not have your child taught about masturbation then other parents have a right to not have their children taught about "the human body, preventions of unwanted pregnancy" or evolution in biology class, or the civil rights movement. The same rules that govern what you’re personally ok with govern what you’re not ok with. There is nothing in the Constitution that gives you the rights to not have your child be given factual information about a common practice (sexual or otherwise) in a public school, indeed our rights are set up to protect that. To say that one topic is so special that the teaching of it constitutes a violation of multiple rights makes a mockery of what our rights and the notion of public education actually are.
Ironically, this post demonstrates why masturbation should be taught. It is pure sex negativity that allows one to with a straight face say that the teaching of other controversial topic is OK but somehow teaching of the topic of masturbation it is not only bad idea or an idea you disagree with but a violation of your rights.
Lastly, this is based on the false belief that sexuality is fundamentally private, it is not. Sexual acts may be done in private but sexuality has been constructed by society since the dawn of time. The government already has their hands deeply invested in your child private sex life. Abstinence only which consists of the government prescribing a particulate sexual lifestyle that your child is expected to follow for years and taken to its logical conclusion possibly decades (what if they don't get married till they are 40?) or life (what if they are never married?) is a perfect example. Teaching masturbation compared to what they are already doing is shoving far less down their throats.
Even this which is stupid and unlike teaching masturbation which would only teach information prescribes a lifestyle and prescribes it as the exception of the federal government isn't a violation of your rights (at least not technically, the spirit of the law on the other hand is debatable). Funny how so many people jump on the giving of information being a violation of rights, and yet don't do the same when schools directly prescribe a lifestyle (and indirectly erase others). Once again it only sex negative anti-masturbation bias that allows this to make any sense less
11/12/2012