An officer with the Central Regional office of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit, (DOVVSU), Mr. Richard Boadi Twum, has called on parents to have a dialogue on sexual education with their children. This was during a program organized by members of the Men and Boys Advocacy Club(MBAC). The aim of the club is to This Club is to engage men and boys, educating them on the need to also advocate against sexual and gender-based violence.
He described that teenage pregnancy and other adolescent cases are on the rise and there’s a need for an urgent intervention from parents.
In his speech he said, “If parents begin an early conversation about sex and its related issues, curiosity during the adolescent stage that could land adolescents into trouble would be reduced to a minimal level”.
“Early, honest and open communication between parents and their children is very critical, especially when your child is in that adolescent stage and we should also note that an honest and open conversation about sex does not lead to promiscuity as most of us have been made to believe”. He added.
He indicated that children are more likely to open up to their parents about experiences of sexual issues, relationships, and anxieties when their parents bring up such conversations at an early stage.
This Club is to engage men and boys in their roles in fighting sexual and gender-based violence.
