My 13 year old daughter just ask me what HIV was? I was kind of shocked are they not teaching this in school or did she not pay attention?
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When my nieces were in school they would learn something in school then come to me and ask me questions sometimes because they could not believe what they learned and knew if I told them the same it had to be true and sometimes they would ask just to see if I knew the right answer.
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Depending on the state,county, or school district she may not have learned it yet. I got it when I was 10, in high school I moved to another and in order to attend that class, we needed parental permission. However, she still wants (and it is better) she gets information, especially that of a sensitive nature from a parent or loved one. It will give the child comfort.
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perhaps they're not teaching it in school or maybe it's not being made a big deal... don't think your daughter is ignorant or not paying attention.. she's obviously interested in learning more about it from a source she can rely on rather than her little circle of friends who may not be so reliable.
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I did not know about HIV/AIDs until I was in the ninth grade. I didn't know anything about sex and condoms when I was 14 years old. Some schools do not have sex education classes. I attended a sex education class, but it was for one week and it was brief. I don't think that sex is being properly taught at schools. It defers from different schools. As a parent, you should be able to educate her more about sex than the school can. You need to provide her with info.
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I think schools do teach these things in most places.. Sometimes the children ask parents thinking they will embarrass them or maybe they want clarification of points that they did not quite understand and did not want to ask questions about in front of their friends.
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It probably depends on the district your daughter attends school. If it's a public school, many have become so PC these days, for fear of "encouraging" sexual activity, that they overlook the fact that it is a public health issue, not a sex-ed one. Unfortunately, AIDS curriculum does not generally begin in public schools until around 9th grade. It can sometimes be too late by then. I strongly suggest you talk openly with your daughter about this important issue, for ignorance only breeds fear. You are her best teacher...if you don’t know what to say, there are a lot of great books out there on the subject to help you. Good luck Mom! :)
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Many places believe that teaching kids about sex automatically results in promiscuity, teen pregnancy, STDs, etcetera. After all, every body knows that the only thing you need to know about sex before you are married is "Just say no.". Then there are the schools that don't teach much anyways. Compare our academic performance to other first-world nations, or even to our own past performance, and you might get a rude shock. The only way we can get decent scores nowadays is to lower our standards. Damn kids at BK can't even count their own change!
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I think she is just opening up the conversation....her understanding is probably vague and she would like more discussion.
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This is one of the problems with leaving education completely up to the local school board. With enough control and nobody contesting it, sex education can be removed completely, or obscured to being useless, along with nearly anything else that offends the locals. Wouldn't want to shock them that the Sun doesn't circle their city.
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Why dont you ask your daughter if that was taught to her? I didnt learn about it until 9th grade in health class so maybe it just hasnt been taught to her yet.
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Woah back up!!! Why didn't you answer your daughter instead of relying on a third party to teach her these things? You don't know by who or how it's being taught, and a subject as deep as that should be taught by someone close (SUCH AS YOU!) that is there to explain things properly and give her support when learning these new concepts. It is NOT something you can read off a chalk board....
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I was taught briefly about HIV in school in Germany. I don't recall ever hearing anything about sex-ed in High School. In Idaho I attended 10th - 12th grade and graduated there, but "sex" was never even mentioned once. To my shock I discovered HIV for myself here in Australia at a LGBT community get-together. That same night I met one of my closest friends, who I fell in love with. After a few weeks he confided in me that he had HIV and it pretty much tore me to pieces. I was devastated, but because of him I learned so much about the disease and people living with HIV. I've been truly blessed in that sense to have him in my life, he is a wonderful person! Personally I wouldn't trust the education system anywhere in the world to teach children about the disease. Be pro-active and teach your child as much as you know about life's problems!
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