Education is the most powerful tool. Parents need to step it up!

Yes, I believe education is the most powerful tool...When it is used in the correct way. Educating children on how they can do anything they set their mind to is great. Learning about history, science, geography, health, art, and PE are empowering tools for any age. However, when it comes to sex education, the new curriculum is NOT ok. Teaching 11 year olds sex positions? NO! Who the heck though that was a good idea? Teenage pregnancy anyone? Parents need to step up! Don't let your children be taught by the world because the world is going down hill fast. Remember when cussing wasn't on TV? Yeah me either. But really, what happened to the Brady Bunch and family values? Now it's Modern Family and Glee. Do you really want these to be your child's view of family values or values in general? Parents, if you don't step up, who will?

In the New York Times article, Does Sex Ed Undermine Parental Rights? Robert P.George and Melissa Moschella state:  "Parenting, especially in moral and religious matters, is very important and highly personal: while parents enlist others’ help in this task, the task is theirs. They are ultimately responsible for their children’s intellectual and moral maturity, so within broad limits they must be free to educate their children, especially on the deepest matters, as they judge best. This is why parental rights are so important: they provide a zone of sovereignty, a moral space to fulfill their obligations according to their consciences."

It is the parent's responsibility to teach their children especially on this important topic of sexual relations. Parent's need to start early and keep confidences in the home. Create a family bond by keeping this topic an ongoing topic.

"Preparation for maintaining an appropriate level of confidence in marriage begins in the family. Here a child learns to treat family “business” at home rather than to share it with friends or neighbors. There are situations that occur between family members that are not discussed with persons outside the family circle. Commonly held confidences create a bond of love that encourages greater unity and develops greater loyalty among family members." - A Parent's Guide

The solution? I am calling on all parent's to take a stand on their child's education! Learning is wonderful when you are learning and teaching in the right light! Children are magnificent people who have impeccable observation skills. That being said, be the example you need to be! Teach them what they need to know, love your spouse only and completely, and be there for your child when they have questions. Be an advocate in your child's education. Don't you dare just stand by and let the world teach them. BE THE TEACHER YOUR CHILD IS ENTITLED TO AND THE TEACHER YOUR CHILD DESERVES!