There comes a time, and most parents are wondering who should be engaged in the sexual education of the child, and in what form and at what age is best to start talking "about it?"
Often, children are interested in sore "taboo" subject in process of growing up, so if your family has come such a period, it is not necessary to move away from conversation - just to satisfy the interests of the child and try to present all available at the level of his understanding, and to the extent it deems correct. After all, if you do not, then there must be someone else and still inform up to your child the necessary information, but the form in which it is stated - this is a question.
Today sex education exists in many European countries, USA, Australia, Africa, Asia and Canada, developed by experts and approved by the state. In these countries, the relevant information about the sex education provided in almost all children and youth institutions - from kindergartens, schools to colleges as well as universities institutions.
Today we propose to consider as presented sexual education and education of children in different countries of the world.
Netherlands. Sex education in the country can be called early enough, because here it starts from 4 years. Visiting a kindergarten, a child in this country is getting enough information, but not about sex, but about your body and its features. In addition, the teachers tell children about respect for the other sex, intimacy and safety relations and show educational cartoons, which are considered an integral part of sexual education.
As they get older, approximately 7-8 years in the school curriculum children are introduced gradually material on gender identity and gender stereotypes, as well as beginning to explore the topic of men, calling all its terms and female genital mutilation names.
By 11 years of age or older, starting a program of sex education, children dismantled topics such as erection, sexual orientation, control fertility and sexual harassment, in order to avoid undesirable consequences, as well as receive full information on such topics as:
• physical and emotional sexual development of children;
• pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections by;
• heterosexual and homosexual relations;
• the concept of sexual intercourse and reproduction;
• Sexuality is adopted positive rate in the relationship.
Germany. In matters of sex education Germans occupy the leading position, since this subject is their mandatory part of the school curriculum and is presented at different levels, depending on their age child.
Starting from the age of 4, children are divided into two groups - one to teach boys and the other girls. Sex education lessons are held in the form of talks, followed by exciting pictures and cartoons.
In addition, in order not to embarrass the young pupils in each class there is a special box. In his children drop anonymous notes, with their questions, which are then scrutinized by a teacher. And then, having considered the questions asked and making its findings, the teacher builds lessons for children direction.
Classes are devoted to topics such as friendship, love, health, as well as the study of the human body structure and its features. All these conversations flow smoothly into a conversation about sexual needs, pregnancy, and most importantly of sexual abuse and unwanted abortion.
Then, starting from the 7th grade, teachers give lectures on sex education in the form of conversation, as well as the children read the relevant literature and viewing educational films.
Teens communicate freely on the topics:
• sexuality and orientation;
• contraceptive methods;
• conception, birth and pregnancy;
• venereal diseases;
• homosexuality and sexual violence;
Sweden.In this country, the issue of sex education willingly takes over the majority of the parents, so there is almost every children aged 5-6 years can tell you where babies come from and what measures to take if met on your way pedophile.
In addition, in Sweden, since the 4th grade, special curriculum developed in which, as in many other countries, addressed the topic of sympathy, love and relationships, as well as about puberty and contraception, abortion, and sexual self-gratification orientation.
Also, the school children to watch movies on the use of contraception and participate in the discussions of pornography. At school meetings, one can see representatives of homosexual and this is normal.
All of these countries believe that sex education for children just need - sex education helps to educate the child, and makes think about the many things that surround it: sexual violence, unwanted pregnancy, as well as a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.
