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When did sex education begin?
Sex education is very important for children's growth and development. In the past, sex education was often carried out in junior high school or senior high school, but now more and more people begin to advocate sex education from kindergarten. Whether this practice is too early depends on the way and content of sex education.

Sex education from kindergarten should be carried out in a very basic and age-appropriate way, focusing on cultivating children's awareness of self-protection and helping them establish healthy sexual cognition and attitude. Including teaching children how to use the names of private parts correctly, how to protect their bodies, how to identify inappropriate physical contact and other basic knowledge. At the same time, these educational contents should be carried out in a lively and interesting way according to children's cognitive level and language expression ability.

If sex education from kindergarten is simply instilled with relevant knowledge and information, or it is too direct and exposed, it may cause negative emotional reactions such as confusion, anxiety and panic. Therefore, the contents and methods of sex education should be carefully designed and implemented by professionals according to children's age and growth and development characteristics.

To sum up, it is not too early to start sex education in kindergarten, but it must be carried out in an age-appropriate way, focusing on cultivating children's awareness of self-protection and healthy sexual cognition and attitude to avoid unnecessary negative effects on children.