An author and mother of five is alarmed at the recent news of school districts in Massachusetts and Montana that in her opinion are encouraging the sexuality of young children.

From condoms for young children in Provincetown to sex education for kindergartners in Helena, Katie Reid -- author of When the Bough Breaks -- believes the intent of such actions is to provide children a means to engage in sexual relations with fewer possible side effects. But as Reid points out, there are more consequences to sex than just pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

"When you as a child engage in sex, you have no ability to really understand the depth of the gravity of the situation that you're dealing in or what it means to lose your innocence or how vulnerable having sex can make you," says the author. "And there seems to be a complete disregard for the emotional and social consequences of sex -- especially on girls."....