It is commonly observed that parents feel embarrassed to discuss freely with their adolescent children about sexuality and reproduction. The result of this parental inhibition is that the children go astray sometimes.

A. Explain the reasons that you feel are behind such embarrassment amongst some parents to freely discuss such issues with their growing children.

B. By taking one example of a local plant and animal, how would you help these parents to overcome such inhibitions about reproduction and sexuality?

A. The parents in our society feel embarrassment to discuss sexuality and reproduction related issues with their adolescent children due to the following reasons:

i. The parents feel that discussing about sexuality and reproduction will have a negative impact on children.

ii. Taking about sex-related issues are considered as taboo in our society, so people feel uncomfortable to discuss these issues.

iii. Illiteracy, conservative mind set and social barrier are the other reasons.

B. To overcome inhibitions about reproduction and sexuality, parents can explain about sexuality and reproduction with one or two examples of plants or animals. In papaya plant male and female reproductive structures are present on the different like humans. Similarly in animals such as earthworm both male and female organs are present in one individual.