Dear Editor,
I believe young people going through puberty should go to their parents rather than go to the internet for help. Allow me to go through the reasons:
Following the Australian Parents Council proposal: “Time to re-engage parents as first educators!” (Australian Parents Council, 2013)
I conclude that parents need to guide young people who are undergoing puberty by teaching them the right way to act, to think and to speak, as they can affect their actions and feelings while they undergo puberty.
I believe young people going through puberty should go to their parents rather than go to the internet for help. Allow me to go through the reasons:
- Parents are the first natural educators of their children. This is supported both by divine-inspired teaching of the Church (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2223) and solid scientific research (Schoonmaker, 1992). Even in a difficult phase of life as puberty, parent must fill this role . and they must be supported in this role. Parents should therefore be the first go-to person resource when a young person navigates through the difficulty of puberty
- While it is there is a lot of good coming from the Internet, it is also awash with information that maybe unscientific or downright misleading. This is supported by sound research (Mitra and others, 2008).For instance we can verify that some products deliberately mislead young people who are duped into buying puberty-related products.
- It is highly improbable that parents will try to deliberately mislead their children, their own flesh and blood, who are undergoing the travails of puberty. This however that there are well-equipped to help their children support them through puberty. Thus they may also need support and preparation.
Following the Australian Parents Council proposal: “Time to re-engage parents as first educators!” (Australian Parents Council, 2013)
I conclude that parents need to guide young people who are undergoing puberty by teaching them the right way to act, to think and to speak, as they can affect their actions and feelings while they undergo puberty.