Sexual Education Is Important For Children

I feel comfortable addressing this issues because i felt we are all suffering from it now.

Our society today thinks successful parenting is evaluated by the amount of the education given to a child academically, but alas! It is very wrong.

We need to start fostering sex education in our homes, schools and other social intitutions.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), sex education can be defined as the ability to learn about cognition, emotion, social, interaction, and physical aspect of sexuality which must be age - appropriate. Age- appropriate in the sense that the contents of explanation should differ depending on the age of the child.

Some parents see sex education has a Taboo and they hide away from it leaving the child as they grow, to figure it out themselves.

Some parents who think they're helping their girl child are doing nothing than making unreasonable threats, what this does is that it causes more harm as it affect her emotionally and psychologically. For example, seeing menses for starter.

"you have started Menstruating, don't go to guys house, if you get pregnant, i will kill you, don't go to his house, this and that..."

This is the message passed in form of sexual education... O wrong naw.

 Dear parents, help your children to:

- Understand, Appreciate and Care for their bodies.

- Develop and Maintain a healthy friendship and relationship 

- Make an informed decision about their sexuality.

-Manage their sexual circle as they grow.

Sex Education is important for every child!

© Salvation Grace.

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