Speaking to your Kids – Are you to shy ?

Kids are learning the facts of life from trendy magazines — because their parents are too shy to talk about sex.  Thousands turn to problem pages for advice they can’t get at home or in school, a report by watchdog Ofsted revealed yesterday.

Boys use lads’ mags such as FHM, Loaded and Zoo, while girls look to glossies like Cosmo Girl and Sugar.

Ofsted said teachers and parents — especially mums of adolescent girls — are failing youngsters. Magazines “helped to redress the balance”, even though many articles are sexually explicit.  Of 350 inspections in the last five years, Ofsted found sex education was below standard at a quarter.Of 350 inspections in the last five years, Ofsted found sex education was below standard at a quarter.

Many lessons were taken by staff with no sexual education teaching training, and children told inspectors that parents were uneasy discussing sex.hildren told inspectors that parents were uneasy discussing sex.

Girls aged 12 and 13 are less likely to talk to their mums about sex and relationships than in the past.

The report revealed youngsters want to discuss feelings and relationships, not just biological facts.   It said: “Schools need to help parents to talk to their children about sensitive issues and can help by providing information about lesson content.”It said: “Schools need to help parents to talk to their children about sensitive issues and can help by providing information about lesson content.”

Ofsted found some parents who failed to advise their kids worried about the “suitability” of other sources of information — such as grown up magazines — even though they could be helpful.  The report said many porno mags stressed the importance of safe sex, but others wrongly suggested all youngsters were “sexually active”.  It added: “Nevertheless, the ‘problem pages’ in magazines remain a very positive source of advice and reassurance for many youngsters.”The report said many mags stressed the importance of safe sex, but others wrongly suggested all youngsters were “sexually active”.  It added: “Nevertheless, the ‘problem pages’ in magazines remain a very positive source of advice and reassurance for many youngsters.”

Ofsted’s education director Miriam Rosen said last night: “Many parents and some teachers aren’t very good at talking about more sensitive issues, such as sex and relationships.  “No matter how difficult it may be, they have to discuss them to help children and pupils make the right choices as they grow up.”

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