Tracey Cox release: January 30, 2013 17:23 EDT | update: 03:30 EDT January 31, 2013 this week have some media reports said "panic and nausea" of mother plan to boycott Boots, because they sell sex toys that children may see, they will obviously hurt them for life.
As a sex education worker, I don't think it's possible.
In fact, selling carefully selected sex toys in pharmacies and supermarkets can be a good thing.
First of all, easy-to-get sex toys often mean happier parents, which means happier children.
Couples who use sex toys have a better sex life, have a better sex life, have a longer time together, and have a healthier and happier relationship.
Because it's all part of family happiness.
In fact, why shouldn't places like pharmacies sell sex toys that are tasteful and carefully packaged (please pay attention to emphasizing "delicious" and "cautious ")?
As for display products, parents will be deprived of the choice to talk about sex: most of the products sold (deliberately) are not specific to their functions.
Even if the children (and some adults) did pick them up, they wouldn't know what they were used to do.
If they are aware of their features, maybe this is a great opportunity to start talking about sex honestly and openly with your child or teenager?
When to talk to your child about sexual choices has been taken away.
Whether we like it or not, we live in a sexy society.
From a very young age, children have been exposed to information anywhere.
I am fully in favor of doing what we can to protect children from inappropriate information or age-inappropriate information. But this -for once -
It is a positive message.
We are talking about relatively harmless products designed to help couples better enhance their sex life. being.
What's so ashamed?
The most important thing for me is that many parents are still afraid to talk about sex with their children.
Effective sex education has never been needed as it is now.
This is true for children and parents who often do not know how to deal with the necessary conversations.
It is essential for parents to be able to communicate with their children about sex.
Perhaps the curiosity of the child in the store forced them to do so could be a catalyst for positive change.
Many parents are worried that talking about sex will make their teenagers want to run away and do it.
In fact, the opposite is true.
If you give your child a good, wise, practical, age-
Appropriate information about sex, they are not so curious about sex, and the longer they wait for sex.
For many couples, sex toys are a normal part of everyday life.
They don't want to go to a special store to buy them.
They want convenience.
Yes, they can buy it online, but many people like to be able to see and touch the product before buying it.
They will buy it.
Sales of vibrators continue to exceed sales of washing machines and tumble dryers.
There are more women in the UK with vibrators than women with washing machines!
It's a tough route, but personally, I think that pharmacies and supermarkets that stock sex toys, while keeping up with the needs of the times and consumers, also maintain decent ethical standards.
Should we stop being ashamed of sex and become mature enough to be able to cope with the sales of seeing these products --
Talking to a curious child?