OUR CHILDREN ARE SEXY!

Parents' competition on making children go astray.

A few months ago, I had taken my kids to a birthday party.

Not long after, 4-6 year olds trooped to the dance floor, miming the sexually explicit songs and gyrating their bodies in the most sensual manner.

They could have given Beyonce a run for her money. They ran their hands over their bodies, shook their booties hard while their parents cheered them on.

Those who danced like actual children where shooed off the dance floor while the lewd ones were cheered on.

As I watched, my child stared out of this circle, looking longingly at the others dancing. I knew it was time to leave.

Another time, at a game arcade for kids, I ran into a lady who had made-up her kids' faces like they were mannequins for Tara or Mac beauty products.

So the question is, why are we sexualizing our kids?

Why does she have to be hot or sexy?

Should your 8 year old son go around without a comb in his hair and his pants sagged almost to his ankles?

If your child wears bum shorts outside the house at age 3, why should she be expected to wear longer ones at 15?

If she wears two rings and twelve bangles at 6, why won't she pierce a second ear hole at 17 and her bellybutton at 19?

Why won't your son pierce his own ear at 15?

Are you setting your children up to be immodest and indecent? What trend are you starting them on?

When I hear some children belt out sexually explicit lyrics, I ask myself how they became exposed to these songs!

As a parent, you can't play the CD of such a song and not expect your children to pick them up; the same goes for watching MTV Base, Channel O, etc with your children.

Studies have shown that children exposed to a high level of sexually explicit information tend to become sexually active early. Is that your goal as a parent?

Being a parent involves sacrifice. You will need to avoid listening to such music where your children are around. Most of those lyrics demean women and teach your daughter that she's just a sex toy and her body is for squeezing.

It teaches the boys that money is everything and women are things to be used to satisfy their primal urges. Such music introduces them to a degrading pop culture.

Our children have their whole lives ahead of them. Let's set them on the right path by teaching them to dress decently and sing nice or age-appropriate songs.

Let your children be children. Train a child in such a way that when s/he grows up, they can live with the same values