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/^t/Parents frequently restrain themselves from making a family taboo, sex, more explicit. First of all they feel embarrassed and incompetent to lead such a discussion. They all, however, expect their children to behave as responsible and mature people, especially when they have already started a sexual relationship. The supporters, on the other hand, reckon that ignoring the subject is much worse than putting it into discussion. Children are usually ten (at least in Poland) when the problem of sex differences is raised at schools. The subject is limited to enumerating these differences, but there is much more to it like prevention, pregnancy and abortion, for example. Children expect to gain this knowledge at school, but it seems that they are mistaken in thinking that it is the right place to rely on.