Pros And Cons Of Baby Dumping

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Sex. A wide range of responses, the most prominent being excitement or utter embarrassment is elicited by the mention of the word. The latter is commonly assumed to be the general reaction among Asian cultures, where anybody bringing up the subject is given reproachful glares or red, blushing faces. Sex. For something so fundamental to human nature (in fact, how each and every one of us came into being), and as innate as our human need for water and air, why is it such a prodigiously avoided topic? Just as often, most debate the pros and cons of more traditional versus more liberal social values, one subject remains off the table -- sexuality and sex education. As we all know, sex is undeniably a very hot topic. Whether we talk about it freely …show more content…

Kids are prone to sexual materials at an early age because they are immersed in the fascinating world of social network. This scenario leads to myriad of social vices including baby dumping. One of the reasons to implement sex education is the surge in number of baby dumping cases in Malaysia. This issue is becoming chronic day by day as it is in increase every year. Twenty six baby dumping cases were reported nationwide in the first quarter of this year. New born babies found alive or dead in most unlikely places like rubbish dump, public toilets, litter bins, side drains and so on. The most anguish fact is that majority involved in baby dumping cases are teenagers. Engaging in unprotected sex before marriage without any planning, unreported rape cases, sex before marriage and also prostitution are few of the undeniable reasons of this baby dumping cases. Many teens who fall into promiscuity, and eventually reach a dead end to find herself with unwanted pregnancy. In desperation, they have to discard their babies and their immature mind makes them to adopt baby dumping as the easiest option because they see the baby as a burden. …show more content…

First, theories of adolescent development support the idea the primary socializing agents for most children are only parents because, they are the best providers of specific factual information and social skills training. Hence parents play a vulnerable role in the implementation of sex education. Schools and health professionals should acknowledge and support the critical role of parents in sexual socialization. Parents, in turn, should support schools in providing sex education by learning what the child’s school offers in sex education. Acknowledging, that sex education is a lifelong process and that parents are only one of the primary sex educators of young people, they should be able to answer the kids' questions about sex in a confident manner. Though it is one of the responsibilities many parents dread most. Mostly even confident parents often feel tongue-tied and awkward when it comes to talking about puberty and where babies come from which they tend to deviate it. But the subject shouldn't be avoided. Parents can help foster healthy feelings about sex if they answer kids' questions in an

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