The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 101

Memphis Tam Sunday Sept 3 1 989 3 TV This Week cover Sea index on page A1 for schedule changes By Tom Walter Television Reporter Sept 3-9 1989 Schedules are based on the latest information frojn stations networks and cable systems Programmingis subject to change Listings in the daily newspaper are updated daily Questions comments and complaints about programming should be directed to: WREG-TV (3) Memphis 577-01 00 803 Clwnal 3 Drive 381 03 OSn Morris Mamptiie 726-0555 1960 Union 38104 Charicjtta (10) Memphis 458-2521 900 Gaheel 38111 Fnd WHO WH BO-TV (13) Memphis 320-1 31 485 Soutfi Highland 38111 Bob Lewie WPTY-TV (24) Memphis 278-2424 PO Box 4328 Graff WMKW-TV (30) Memphis 346-3030 PO Box 30030 38130 Daniao niaaKing MEMPHI8C Memphis 385-1770 5450 WincheMsr 381 1 5 Gordon WSaon HERITAGE CABLE VI SION Germantown 756-2600 Germantown Rd South 38138 AMERICAN West Memphis 732-3620 PO Box 172672303 New York 212875-4321 51 Wsat 52nd 10018 NBC Near York 212 664-4444 30 Roeksfalar Ptaza 10020: ABC Naw York 212 456-7777 77 Waal 600110023 -v PBS Alexandria Va 703 7365000 1320 Braddook Place 22314 Now when you say we should tell our kids uAsk me do you really mean anything! res according to the new Lifetime cable network umentary Ask Me Anything How to Talk to Kids I About Sex which premieres at 9pm Wednesday and is repeated at 10am Saturday 8 pm Sept 16 and 1 1 am Sept 21 Jill Clayburgh narrates the documentary that takes parents through sex education from the birth of their Mldren through young adulthood The watchwords of he documentary are openness and trust: Be open to your curiosity at every age and then trust mem to make the right decisions when they are able to become sexually active The documentary admits this easy Talk about sexuality is shrouded in secrecy Parents find it embarrassing to talk to theirchildren kids often feel they can't talk to their parents A public opinion poll shows 90 percent of kids would rather get sexual information from their parents but only 1 0 percent of them feel they can talk to their parents about it But die documentary emphasizes that if parents free and open about sexuality their kids will pick up information (and sometimes misinformation) elsewhere Particularly when they reach puberty peerpres-sure becomes strong and sexuality on television often is kids' only guide to what is normal and right The documentary is broken into segments dealing with specific ages The first part discusses the ages between birth and five years old the second talks about issues between ages six and nine the third is on puberty and die last is on die teenage years Each segment features a rectp of information and attitudes to keep in mind at any given age a useful tool to what is at heart a program It gently but decisively tells parents they must taut to their children about sex from tne earliest age if the information is to be solid and values are to be imparted Something certainly is needed According to a recent United Nations repot during the past decade American teenagers have had the highest pregnancy 1 abortion rates of any developed country Each more than 1 million teer the 470000 who gave bii of 18 Embarrassment and ignorance lead to confusion misguided decisions and sometimes tragedy This documentary represents a small but frank step toward eliminating some of the confusion Movie ratings Mature subject maUar PQ-13: 1 be Inappropriate lor prataanagara PG: Parental guidance la auggaaiad Inlandsd lor gsnsial auSanosa MTV it Wednesday pm Ken Kevin On The Road To The 1989 Musk Awards Amuck In America hosts Ken OberandKevin Seal will wheelinto Los Angeles just in time to host this Video Music Awajos pre-game show Saturday 5 :30 pm MTV Rockumentary Leppard This profile features conversations with the banaas well asuveconcert footage shot last October ix a lha trend dial maltai it isnple lo capture ihe look you love fe dtrt wirfi diampoos and eondMonsn for har hi of body and tfe And blooim into endhn powbfciai widi Makix hijdvpsrfonnqnce riytng products Slop ai for your panonof Matnx hair ooro prascripdon MakMBana o0k Bill od ML 14 mm vni ppm mpa ipt 10 OFF 1 a KfDen uaPlfiNS KAM I biL STYLING -OPEN MONDAY THROUGH DOWNTOWN EAST GCKMANTOWN 1hsMW52Min SIMMiAm 741 Paste Am 7M-0210 (MaalaaH iaAstead NaSd 743-1711 (MssteM iaatewad Nrik) MID-TOWN OAK COURT MENDENHAU MAU BO KAatem 71481 45UPtelMe Ml SL XT.