Yoda - I think you were very responsible in educating your son and making sure he knew how to use protetion. I don't think teaching kids about this, encourages them to have sex.

Fresia - on the news segment I watched - they said that area felt compelled to do this because they know several 11 yr olds are having sex, because there are too many cases of STD's. Some are skipping school and going to each others houses. I agree if an 11 yr old is already going down this road - then it's important to offer protection.

What I wanted to discuss more of - is why are 11 yr olds having sex and how can we as parents and society change this. I know this was a rare occurence even 15 yrs ago. Is it our culture, what they see in the media, not enough supervision and guidance at home? Where is this happening and why doesn't anyone know where these kids are? I have my own theories.