A lot has changed within a couple of generations. Children are
more sophisticated and often more aware of the latest music and
fashions than we as parents, and certainly their grandparents,
might have been. From the early years they're surrounded with
sexual images (usually bare flesh rather than relationships),
particularly through the media, advertising and for older
children via the internet, that are impossible to avoid. But
when it comes to what they actually understand about sex, it is
a very different matter. It's easy to think they know more than
they actually do. More than ever, children are in need of
accurate information and guidance. We need to give them the
confidence to make the right choices at the right times as they
grow up. And they, in turn, will feel more able to discuss these
issues with any children of their own. Don’t children learn
about sex at school? All children will receive some sex
education both at primary and secondary school. The biological
aspects of reproduction are a mandato