Suggestions on how to provide sex education to children

Sex education for children can be conducted through daily conversations, picture book guidance, scientific explanations, privacy protection, and emotional support. Sex education is an important part of helping children establish healthy cognition and should be gradually developed according to age.

1. Daily Dialogue

Starting from early childhood, respond to children's questions with a natural attitude, such as explaining the correct names of body parts. Guide children to recognize their private parts during bathing and emphasize that others should not touch them casually. Avoid using vague pronouns and convey the concept of bodily autonomy in scientific language.

2. Picture Book Guide

Choose appropriate age appropriate sex education picture books to explain the origin of life, physical changes, and other knowledge through stories. Preschool children can read Little Wei Forward to learn about fertility, and it is recommended that hormones in the body explain developmental phenomena before puberty. Encourage children to ask questions after parent-child reading.

3. Scientific Explanation

Gradually explain physiological structural differences and reproductive principles during primary school, using medical anatomical diagrams to assist in explanation. During junior high school, it is necessary to cover changes during puberty such as menstruation and nocturnal emissions, and clarify knowledge about contraception and prevention of sexual diseases. All explanations must be in line with the child's cognitive level to avoid information overload.

4. Privacy Protection

Teach children to distinguish between safe and dangerous contact, and establish home safety rules such as changing clothes and closing doors, and refusing inappropriate filming. Practice refusing uncomfortable physical contact through role-playing and inform trusted adults to seek help immediately when encountering infringement.

5. Emotional Support

Establish an open family communication environment to let children know that they will not be criticized when asking sexual related questions. Maintain understanding of the emotional arousal during adolescence and guide thinking about responsibilities and boundaries. If a child is found to have been exposed to inappropriate information, patiently correct it instead of blaming it. Sex education should be integrated throughout the entire process of growth, and parents should continue to learn relevant knowledge to avoid conveying incorrect information. Emphasis is placed on physical cognition before school age, safety knowledge is integrated into primary school, and physiological education is completed before adolescence. Pay attention to observing children's reactions and adjust their communication methods, and if necessary, work together with schools or professional institutions to guide them. While maintaining children's privacy, it is emphasized that parents can be sought for help at any time when encountering difficulties, and a lifelong beneficial health concept should be established.