Show School and Home by a aDr Dr Daryl J J. J McCarty Executive Secretory Secretary Utah Education Association I Sex education Parents Remember when vou You sat down with your when you decided it Nas as time to have That Talk Maybe you did a little little clearing and a lot of about the best way to tout ut wt it And maybe you didn't rave lave That Talk at all Perhaps its it's more important hat you have That Talk these lays than its it's ever been before Why Statistics answer that Last year the number Jf f teenage pregnancies in Utah 70 for every 1000 girls n that age group The national was 58 per 1000 girls Many of those girls are named narried Some are not Now another statistic The number lumber of induced abortions imong teenaged Utah girls rose rom 41 3 in 1974 to in 1975 md Ind to last year third One-third of ill III abortions in Utah involve girls Of these girls who are in their chool years many drop out Most 1 suffer psychological hi Many parents have been quite iain Main on this point They do not vant ant sex education taught in he schools their ct children at at- end nd As a result many schools do dolOt dolot lot wt offer such classes in Utah That leaves this education in the laps lap of parents Rouble is is many parents are or unprepared to this instruction per However there are ways to help Sometimes religious religious leaders have the skill the manner and the know-how know to help parents and teenagers with this matter Often physicians are in demand for lectures to groups group of teenage girls or boys Maybe a book hook will help Many libraries have books on tt this s subject for tor parents and children The library's in information information in formation desk can help you and you needn't be reluctant to ask for the books According to toa toa toa a librarian they're very much in demand This instruction is a difficult delicate responsibility parent But Dut it is a responsibility that must be handled |