Knowledge is power.
And using it and sharing it wisely is the empowerment of the mind. How one sits, dresses, talks, eats, and behaves all comes down to what one is taught during their growing years.
A child’s first learning zone is their home with parents and elders later followed in the school system.
Issues such as health, safety, lifestyle, and sex education should be discussed openly.
It shouldn’t be divided between father to son and mother to daughter but delivered between parent/elder to teens.
Sex shouldn’t be treated as a topic of “taboo” because along with unplanned sex comes teenage pregnancies and sexual transmitted diseases (STDs), which leads to societal and cultural acceptance or rejection of individuals concerned.
Family life education should be included in the school curriculum. Etiquette comes down to how accurate and adequate is the knowledge imparted and how much the recipient adapts to and applies in their life.
Let’s be wise to review and revise topics of importance in our human lives!
NCDs, STDs and teenage pregnancies are all lifestyle diseases.
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