Sex education covers a period from birth to adolescence. The age to start sexual education should neither be too early nor too late.
A child's curiosity about sexual issues is appropriate and healthy, like his other curiosities. It stems from the need to know the world. Children often ask about the differences between the sexes and how they came into the world. Giving evasive answers to these questions, getting angry at the child, reacting by saying that these issues are "shameful, sinful" will cause the child to never ask these questions to his parents again and to try to find the answers elsewhere.
To give detailed information about sexual education. There is no need. It is a wrong attitude to convey all the information to the child and prevent him from asking other questions just because the child asks. The level of information to be given is different for each age group. At a young age, it is enough to explain it in a few sentences. As the age increases, the information can be more detailed.
It is appropriate for the girl to be given sexual information by the mother, and the boy by the father.
To give information, it is necessary to wait for the child to ask questions. Children usually start asking questions around the age of 3-4. Ignoring the questions asked, not answering them, or having difficulty speaking will make the child even more curious and worried. The child should be given a simple, short, real and worry-free answer whenever he/she requests it. Children may forget this information. Therefore, when asked, the same answers should be given again. Children's confidence is also supported when they receive correct answers. When the answer is not felt sufficient, it would be appropriate to say that it will be announced as soon as possible and get help from an expert. Children who have knowledge about sexuality usually do not practice it. They just pass it by with games. However, they may increase their interest in response to the reactions of their parents and the environment. The adult's changing attitude and complex responses shake the child's trust. Not giving information to the child may cause him/her to obtain wrong information.
Questions regarding pregnancy and birth should be answered carefully. It is better for the mother to give information on this matter. It is more appropriate to give information about motherhood instead of the pain experienced in questions about birth.
Sometimes � Children want to see their parents' bodies. This is natural. In this case, attitudes such as rejection and scolding should be avoided. These attitudes make the child feel guilty. Care should be taken not to walk around naked in front of children, and if the child suddenly enters the room, dressing should continue normally without reacting.
In the first year after birth, the baby's first sexual feelings appear during bathing and diaper changing. The pressure and movement of the diaper on the genital area causes the baby to feel pleasure. The baby may accidentally touch his genitals and want to experience the pleasure again. This behavior of babies is natural, normal and healthy. Sexual education starts at this point. During toilet training, attention turns to the sexual organs again.
Questions about gender differences in the child begin at the age of 2, and those related to birth begin at the age of 3-4. In response to questions about gender differences, it is sufficient to say that girls and boys are created differently, and that girls are different from boys so that they can become mothers when they grow up. In response to questions about where babies come from, it is explanatory information for the child to say that there is a warm place in the mother's womb for the baby to grow, and to questions about birth, to say that the baby easily comes out of a hole in the mother because it is very small.
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