With the development of society and the changes of the times, sex is no longer a taboo topic. On the contrary, now more and more people realize that sex education is very important for children's growth and development. Both school education and family education should take sex education as a compulsory course. The following is the meaning of sex education for children:

1. Help children understand the body structure.

Sex education can help children understand the basic structure and function of the body, including the structure and physiological characteristics of male and female organs. Through such learning, children can better know and understand their own bodies, avoid misunderstanding and better protect their health.

2. Tell children how to keep healthy.

Sex education can also help children understand how to stay healthy. This includes how to prevent diseases, how to have safe sex and so on. Through the guidance of sex education, children can better protect their bodies and health.

3. Promote children's correct values

Sex education can help children understand the relationship between sex and love and teach them to respect the choices and rights of others. Sex education can also help children establish correct self-worth and moral values, including respecting the privacy of others, not encouraging gender discrimination, and being able to understand and support homosexuality.

4. Prevention of unwanted pregnancy among teenagers

Unintended pregnancy is a very common problem among teenagers. Sex education can help them understand the importance of contraception and how to use contraception correctly. This can effectively reduce the accidental pregnancy rate of minors.

In a word, sex education is very important for children's development. It can help children understand their own health status, cultivate correct self-worth and moral concepts, and prevent accidental pregnancy of minors. Therefore, parents and educational institutions should take sex education as a compulsory course for education and guidance.