How to do sex education abroad?
Dutch children and their parents discuss sexual topics at the dinner table.
The Dutch people's open sexual attitude left a deep impression on the whole world. However, the teenage pregnancy rate in the Netherlands is the lowest among European countries. In the Netherlands, like other courses, children begin to receive sex education when they enter primary school at the age of 6, and children even discuss this topic with their parents at the dinner table. Dutch education experts believe that early sex education for teenagers and even children can help teenagers know how to protect themselves and help them not to make regrets that they will regret for life because of a temporary sexual impulse or some ignorance about sex.
Four-year-olds in Malaysia should also learn about sex.
A proposal on national education drafted by the Ministry of Women, Family and Social Development, the Ministry of Education, non-governmental organizations and educators was recently submitted to the Malaysian Cabinet and passed. Within two years, sex education will become a school course, allowing 4-year-old children to learn habits. Students will learn about human development, gender relations, marriage and family, communication skills and safe sex in sex education subjects. In Malaysia, parents will take the initiative to talk about some sexual knowledge. There are a lot of sexual knowledge in junior high school textbooks, including contraception and pregnancy. For primary school students, some pamphlets with pictures are used to publicize the knowledge of how to protect their bodies.
Singapore launches multimedia sex education materials.
The Family Planning Association of Singapore has formulated a series of sex education programs for teenagers, with the emphasis on strictly controlling sexual behavior and sexual age. Up to 1999, more than 9000 citizens have received sex education courses, which have produced good results. In 2004, Singapore's Ministry of Education formulated a systematic sex education plan, designed a set of multimedia sex education textbooks "Growing Years Series" for junior high school students, and then launched three sets of "Growing Years Series" textbooks, which were suitable for students in senior primary schools, senior high schools and above.
Sex knowledge is taught in Japan from primary school to high school.
The cover of the first volume of the "Health" textbook for primary schools published by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan has pictures of the bodies and sexual organs of women and men. Primary schools have 1-2 hours of lectures every year, covering the physiological differences between men and women, menstruation and pregnancy principles. Junior high school also has a 1-2-hour lecture every year, calling on students not to engage in risky sexual behavior, and students can also learn about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases; Both high school physical health classes and family life classes have sex education classes, involving contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, ethics and so on. Every junior high school and high school in Japan has a "helper association" composed of experts and scholars, which is responsible for providing students with all kinds of sex counseling and sex education, and compiling a guide manual for sex education. Although parents will also tell their children some relevant knowledge, Japanese students' sexual knowledge is mainly obtained from schools.
At what age does sex education for children begin?
At what age is sex education suitable for children?
This cannot be generalized, but should be considered according to the child's development, family environment, living area and religious background. Generally speaking, it can be considered from two aspects: one is when the body is basically developed, and the other is when the brain is well developed. In the past, sex education tended to the former, that is, sex education began when children entered adolescence and showed secondary sexual characteristics; I tend to the latter, and think it is more appropriate to start when the child's brain develops to a sound level.
From autumn to adolescence, children's brain development can be roughly divided into three stages: 0-3 years old, 3-7 years old, 8 years old and 7,8-lo, 1l years old. Experts call these three stages of brain development imitation (about 0 ~ 3 years old), creation (about 3 ~ 7 years old and 8 years old) and perception (about 7, 8 ~ 10,1). The so-called imitation period means that babies unconditionally accept the behaviors and feelings of people around them (mainly family members) and promote brain development through imitation. The so-called creative period is also called the first negative period. During this period, children insist on themselves and hope to do things by themselves. Even if you can't do it, try to do it yourself and refuse the help of people around you. This is the evidence that the brain begins to think, choose and create independently, and begins to develop and mature, so it is called the creative period. In fact, children around 3 years old are eager to learn, and they will keep asking why. Among those numerous questions, there are also questions about the origin of one's own life, such as where do children come from? Who created me? Therefore, I think it is extremely natural to start sex education properly in this period.
Children's sex education rules
1, allowing children's sexual curiosity.
1 or 2-year-old children like to play with their sexual organs, especially boys. Parents don't have to make a fuss, let alone scold their children with prejudice.
2. Let nature take its course in education.
For young children, whether touching their ears, sucking their toes or playing with sexual organs, they are all motivated by curiosity, helping them know the names of various parts of the body according to the situation, and letting them know that all organs of the body are an indispensable part of themselves.
3. Answer the sexual questions raised by children correctly.
Children will also be curious about sex, and we should take it as a good opportunity to educate children about sex. The correct way should be not to ask questions, not to talk, to answer questions, not to lie, and to answer simply and truly according to the child's understanding ability.