Sexual Health
How Parents Should Do a Good Job in Early Childhood Sex Education Key Knowledge Collection
The sexual enlightenment of young children is very important, so when it comes to answering such questions, they often feel at a loss and blindly refuse to answer. Some parents even feel that their children are being scolded or beaten loudly for their bad behavior. These behaviors not only make innocent children feel wronged and feel wronged, but also have a negative impact on their physical and mental health in the future. So what should parents do when they discover that young children are curious about male organs? When did children's sex education begin? Next, I will introduce them one by one for your reference.
What should young children do if they are curious about male organs?
During the cognitive process, young children gradually develop an interest in the people around them and are eager to know how their bodies are different from others, especially their parents. They often try every means to know their parents' physical condition because they want to know what their father's body looks like, rather than having to take a shower with him.
And if they really find that the bodies of adults and young children are different, they will naively point to their parents' reproductive organs and ask questions. Often, parents lack experience in this area and often find it difficult to address the issue of young children. On the one hand, try to avoid such awkward situations, and on the other hand, try to prevent young children from discovering the secrets of their bodies.
In fact, every habit formed by children has psychological and physiological reasons. Two to three year old children have a curiosity to explore themselves. For them, touching their genitals is like touching their nose, just exploring their body. Just as children discover that they have hands and a nose, they will also discover their sexual organs.
Some parents are eager to stop their children from being curious about men's genitals and even touching their genitals, demanding that their children make corrections. In fact, this overreaction can actually make ignorant children realize the difference between touching the genitals and touching other parts. If parents use a fierce attitude to stop it, it may have a "reinforcement behavior" effect, causing children to pay special attention to the genitalia. So parents cannot apply the concept of adults to understand their children's behavior, let alone ridicule, rudely stop or even scold their children's behavior, otherwise it will leave scars on their children's hearts.
When encountering children touching adults, parents should first calm down, not be angry, not make a fuss, and not treat their children's actions as fun. Secondly, for young children, new toys or other games or food can be used to divert their attention. For older children, it is possible to let them know that touching the body is normal, but it is a private area and cannot be done in public, let alone highlighted for others to see. Of course, one should not touch others. What parents want to tell you about.