The role of African parents in giving sex education
Most of us who have grown up in African households have been brought up to view sex as an embarrassing thing and conversations about it are rarely brought up. It is believed that speaking about it will normalize it among teenagers and for this reason that most African parents tend to shy away from this topic because they are embarrassed, uncomfortable or do not have the skills to hold these kind of talks. Traditionally, this role was entrusted to aunt's, uncle's and grandparents and these talks would only be initiated when one was about to get. According to a family therapist Michael Ungar, the parents who are most hesitant to let their children learn about sex have children who are most vulnerable to becoming victims of sexual abuse , become sexually active at a very young age or end up having unwanted pregnancies.Parents do not understand that sexual education is not just tailored around sex but is a wide topic which includes knowing and understanding your body especially wh...