Recently, when preparing for the lecture on sex education for junior two students, I deeply realized that there is a very important link in our education-sex education for children. In the traditional ideas of many parents, "sex" is a taboo topic and cannot be said.
Due to the lack of sex education, many people know nothing about their bodies:
Some girls panic when they come to menstruation for the first time, and even feel afraid, thinking that they are very ill and dying;
Some boys feel guilty because of masturbation and fall into anxiety and depression;
Many children think that they are "pulled" from the belly button, or they are born;
Many women never know what their reproductive organs look like, let alone how to care for them;
Some people hate their bodies and think they are extremely ugly.
Some people can't enjoy good feelings after marriage. ...
Because "can't say", children and teenagers know nothing about the theme of "sex". Even if they are sexually assaulted or harassed, they don't know what happened, let alone how to protect themselves.
Myth 1: Sex education is the education of sexual intercourse. Children are too young to receive sex education.
When you regard sex as a low-level and obscene thing and equate sex education with sexual intercourse education, you naturally cannot talk frankly about "sex" with your children. But in fact,
What about sex education? It is a comprehensive education, and its content and significance are far broader than sexual intercourse.
What is comprehensive education?
Myth 2: Sex education is equivalent to sexual assault prevention education.
Sexual assault prevention education is indeed a very important part of sex education, but it is only a part. The relationship between children and themselves, ta's interpersonal communication with others, and ta's knowledge, attitude and values about sex are more important.
According to the international educational technology guidelines, about 20% of women and 5%~ 10% of men suffered sexual violence in childhood. At work, I have also contacted the parents of sexually assaulted boys. Therefore, here, I would like to remind everyone in particular that boys should also prevent sexual assault.
Myth 3: Sex education will deprive children of innocence and let them have sex in advance.
It is dangerous to regard ignorance as purity.
Because you don't know anything, you are more likely to be curious, try, make mistakes, deal with them, and finally get hurt.
People have been curious about themselves and other people's bodies since childhood. Sex education helps children understand their bodies, respect and accept their bodies. And know what happens when sexual intercourse happens, and how to take responsibility for this result.
Myth 4: Sex education content can be obtained through the Internet, and there is no need to teach it separately.
Internet and social media do play a very important role in spreading sexual information, but the information is very complicated, positive, unclear and wrong. Teenagers often can't tell which information is suitable for their age and which is beneficial to constructive cognition.
So, when should sex education start?
The answer is: start from an early age, the earlier the better, and you can start on the first day of birth. Guide children to know reproductive organs and sex like other body organs!
If you haven't started sex education for your children, do it now!
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