Question

It is commonly observed that parents feel embarrassed to discuss freely with their adolescent children about sexuality and reproduction. The result of this parental inhibition is that the children go astray sometimes.

(a) Explain the reasons that you feel are behind such embarrassment amongst some Parents to freely discuss such issues with their growing children.

(b) By taking one example of a local plant and animal, how would you help these parents to overcome such inhibitions about reproduction and sexuality ?

Answer 1

(a) Parents feel uncomfortable to discuss such issues with adolescents because : 

(i) They hesitate to discuss this matter with children. 

(ii) Parents think knowledge about sex can misguide children. 

(iii) Adolescents will not take this knowledge of reproduction in a healthy way. 

(b) By an example of male honey bee and orchid Ophrys flower, it is evident that sexual attraction is a natural phenomenon, the honey bee is attracted to an Ophrys flower and assumes its one petal as its female partner and pseudo copulate with it. So it is a natural phenomenon and parents should talk regarding this matter to their children.