Before the age of 5, young children are in the golden age of sex education. Children's sex education should focus on these 7 key points

Dr. Mary Calderon, an American sex education expert, believes that sex education for young children before the age of 5 is a particularly critical and effective period for establishing a healthy sexual psychology.

Due to the fact that young children's sexual behavior during early childhood is mostly unconscious and lacks adult sexual desire and true sexual behavior, they are only motivated by curiosity. Parents must correctly guide these sexual behaviors and activities of young children.

When young children play with their genitals or sexual games, parents should not panic. They should be taught to be hygienic and cherish their bodies and organs, and other games should be used to attract their attention. When children ask awkward questions, parents should be frank and teach them simple and easy to understand sexual knowledge. Parents should establish correct sexual concepts from an early age and view their children's positive questions as a positive learning process. They should not be surprised or angrily scolded, Actively help young children develop cognitive abilities.

When young children enter puberty, as their physiological development gradually improves and their secondary sexual characteristics become more apparent, their sexual awareness also begins to awaken, and they develop a strong curiosity and liking for the opposite sex. At this point, parents should help young children understand knowledge about sexual and physiological development.

Correctly facing issues such as menarche and ejaculation, having a correct understanding of issues such as masturbation in young children, allowing them to learn how to interact correctly with the opposite sex, learn to protect themselves, adjust their emotions and emotions in a timely manner, and avoid phenomena such as early love and pregnancy.

Three unavoidable issues in children's sex education

Don't avoid children's sexual questions

Children develop curiosity and confusion about sex in their early years, which prompts them to ask questions like their parents. If parents avoid their children's questions, they will subconsciously think that their questions are embarrassing to their parents, and they will not ask such questions again in the future. Sexual science research shows that every child can distinguish between genders under the guidance of their parents at a very young age. Although they do not know why they need to distinguish each other, some degree of avoidance and distance towards the opposite sex is unconscious. Therefore, when children have sexual relations with you, they often make up their minds. At this moment, don't refuse at once. This is not a problem for children, nor is it a matter of right consideration. It will only exacerbate their confusion, turn curiosity into a psychological shadow, and have a high possibility of setting obstacles for future growth.