Post Date September, 25 2023
Actively establishing children's initial concepts includes hygiene education, life education, moral education, responsibility education, and personality education. We cannot simply understand it as education, but it actually involves many aspects such as physiology, psychology, society, morality, ethics, etc.
Science not only teaches the basic knowledge of anatomical structure and physiological hygiene, but also emphasizes the correction of children's attitudes towards gender, which is related to the development of individual physical and mental health, the stability and happiness of the entire family, and the civilization and progress of the entire society. Lu Xun emphasized the importance of children's early stages from an early age, believing that knowledge is more beneficial than ignorance. Dr. Calderon, President of the United States Intelligence and Council, said that the period that may be particularly important and effective is before the age of 14, especially before the age of 5. The relevant training and education received in the past period undoubtedly has a profound impact on a child's future life, and these impacts can extend to a person's gender identity and sexual role behavior, whether good or bad.
Objectively speaking, due to the personal nature and privacy of sexual issues, home education is usually the best method for children, and parents are their initial teachers. The early stages of a child should start from birth and be accompanied by lifelong growth, which is related to family life. Becoming a parent not only requires learning about sexual physiology, psychology, hygiene, and diseases, but also learning methods to convey these knowledge to children. Parents who have not received formal education as sexual enlightenment teachers for their children can easily lead to improper educational methods by improving their parents and cultivation.
Therefore, in order to become an enlightening teacher for children, in society, parents should receive tutoring through media, brochures, parent schools, expert consultations, and other forms. The content of tutoring not only includes sexual science knowledge, but also includes communication techniques, language, and timing with children. In terms of parents, actively seize opportunities to improve their own quality. Through learning, parents must truly realize that education, like other forms of education, is a continuous process and cannot be achieved overnight. In daily life, parents should establish awareness.
When it comes to questions, don't tell children that they can only answer them when they grow up. Instead, learn to hint or encourage children to ask questions. Let your child know that you want to help them with some difficult problems. Not only should you passively wait for the child to ask, but you should also actively notify them in advance, just like saying you need to check the car left and right before they cross the road alone. When communicating with children, it is necessary to use vocabulary and concepts that are suitable for their developmental level, and to search for all teachable moments such as bathing, watching TV, and watching sexual images... In addition, according to age characteristics, appropriate amounts should be used in a timely manner. Expert Pamela Wilson pointed out that when children ask sexual questions, parents must first provide the simplest answers and explanations, and if they are interested, they must provide more information. Parents must have high skills in order for their children to face them correctly and receive their parents' beneficial advice in a timely manner when they grow up.
Early childhood, where appropriate scores are given, must strictly follow the developmental status of the child's age, psychological characteristics, cognitive level, etc., adopt a gradual, snobbish, and lively approach, and proceed in a timely and moderate manner. Do not use coercion, dogma, or vulgar methods to avoid instilling erroneous ideas such as sexual mystery, dirtiness, and terror in children. You can also observe the growth and reproduction of animals and plants through books, picture books, movies, stories, etc., so that children can have a natural understanding of reproductive issues.
It can also guide children to understand the names of people of different genders, allowing them to understand the concepts of gender in society and the differences in clothing, hairstyles, and social division of labor. That is to say, children should be aware that gender differences are a natural phenomenon and not have sexual issues. As parents, we must tell our children basic and scientific facts about sex, provide true and correct guidance with a scientific attitude, and educate them in a way they can accept and enjoy.
