'Sex is something natural'. Often parents are told this to the children who was a teenager when the kids start asking about sex, especially when the girl's first menstruation or a boy having a wet dream.
Many parents are reluctant, embarrassed or taboo on sexuality explain to their children, so assume that children will know by itself as an adult.
"Silence about sex in the family is probably because many parents did not have sufficient knowledge about human sexuality. Even if they are quite adequate knowledge of sexuality, but often do not know exactly how to convey to their children," said Irwan M. Hidayana, MA, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality FISIP UI, at the National Symposium and Workshop on Sexology 2011 at Hotel Le Meridien, Jakarta, Saturday (29/10/2011).
While in the era of globalization, a variety of information about sexuality can be easily obtained by adolescents, including false and misleading information.
According to Irwan, quite a lot of surveys that have shown that knowledge of adolescents about sexuality and reproduction is still limited and more often they get information from peer groups and mass media.
"Sexual Norms 'traditional' get a challenge from the sexual dynamics of the globalization era. Most of the norm, in my opinion, be a sexual myth that needs to be dismantled because it causes people not having the correct knowledge and adequate sexuality. The myths that make people become hypocritical, scolding and blasphemed the name of morality, if there is a sex scandal, but secretly peek and enjoy the sex scandal, "said Irwan.
In particular, Irwan states provide comprehensive sexuality education (overall) to the youth, have things that are not inevitable if we want to dismantle myths and to establish a responsible teenager in his sex life.
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