To the editor:

Our morning conversation began “some kid at school called another kid a ‘whore.'”

It continued with how 9- and 10-year-olds are taught anatomy and menstrual cycles in school.

These children come home embarrassed. My education is in psychology, but, my upbringing is rooted in truth. This is not the setting for this instruction. I don’t have children, but I grasp how the world turns. It’s not “we have to do something because parents aren’t!” We went through a process to get here.

This process removed responsibilities from parents. They were undermined by curriculum. If allowed, parents would take parenting seriously. Some will be shy, but less “harm” will be done with this modesty than embarrassing children in school. How powerful for children to be shown modesty by parents!

Another powerful result is potential parents may examine themselves before becoming parents. If parenting falls on parents’ shoulders, fewer unwanted pregnancies result. Young men and women may refrain in order to avoid a life of child-rearing pain. Refraining is power.

Unfortunately, some homes mistreat children. However, with this modest approach, troubled families are identified quicker and receive needed help.

America has been called the melting pot of the world. Sexuality has perhaps become the melting pot of psychology. We are not all one. The current system breeds confusion that diminishes diversity, not enhances it, as espoused.

My parents took parenting seriously and were rewarded with the best God offers. I would love to see young people rewarded likewise.