By Jessica
EDI 17 Psychology and Development of Adolescent Students
College of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
April 6, 2010
When we started class today I was unsure about how the discussion on adolescent sexuality would go; a lot people are uncomfortable with talking about the subject because there are so many different point of views on how it should be discussed or approached, especially when dealing with the “experimental” stage of adolescents. I feel that our class discussion went very well, the class was very open about their feelings and moral beliefs on adolescent sexuality.
The primary focus of our conversation dealt with the challenges of sexual development and the obstacles adolescents are confronted with during this part of their journey of development. Adolescents are at such a difficult and confusing stage in life. They are in constant state of trying to find “themselves” and their niche in life, in addition to the development of their sexuality. Upon struggling with the perception of self and their sexuality, they are confronted with peer pressure and other environmental influences, such as relationships and sexual orientation. When they reach puberty they become naturally curious about sex and are tempted with the desire to experiment and “test out” these new and familiar urges.
We all agreed that the majority of adolescents are (for the most part) ignorant about sex and the consequences and are poorly educated. Who is to blame? The parents? The education system? My opinion, the parents. Parents should have an open relationship with there kids and part of their responsibility as parents is to give the basic foundation about sex. Maintaining good communication with their kids, opens the doors to future questions or concerns about sex; in turn, the will make a potentially awkward situation into a comfortable one.
College of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
April 6, 2010
When we started class today I was unsure about how the discussion on adolescent sexuality would go; a lot people are uncomfortable with talking about the subject because there are so many different point of views on how it should be discussed or approached, especially when dealing with the “experimental” stage of adolescents. I feel that our class discussion went very well, the class was very open about their feelings and moral beliefs on adolescent sexuality.
The primary focus of our conversation dealt with the challenges of sexual development and the obstacles adolescents are confronted with during this part of their journey of development. Adolescents are at such a difficult and confusing stage in life. They are in constant state of trying to find “themselves” and their niche in life, in addition to the development of their sexuality. Upon struggling with the perception of self and their sexuality, they are confronted with peer pressure and other environmental influences, such as relationships and sexual orientation. When they reach puberty they become naturally curious about sex and are tempted with the desire to experiment and “test out” these new and familiar urges.
We all agreed that the majority of adolescents are (for the most part) ignorant about sex and the consequences and are poorly educated. Who is to blame? The parents? The education system? My opinion, the parents. Parents should have an open relationship with there kids and part of their responsibility as parents is to give the basic foundation about sex. Maintaining good communication with their kids, opens the doors to future questions or concerns about sex; in turn, the will make a potentially awkward situation into a comfortable one.
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