CMK | Importance of Sex Education

The objective of sex education is to help children, teenagers understand the body of men and women and improving their attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health behaviors. Understanding the differences and similarities between the genders will help them to know more about their body and how it changes as they grow up. This mindset will set up a foundation for future development in acquaintance with their friends or lovers. Sex Education sow a seed of responsibility in one’s mind towards others as well as oneself. It is about self-acceptance and embracing one’s body. Sex is already taught over the internet in a poorly manner. Children are curious, they gather information about sex before the parents can even imagine. Therefore, parents should take the initiative to teach their children Sex education from a young age and continuing the education as the child grows, this also creates a sense of security between the child and the parents. Having open and free communication about sex, can make children openly talk about the other trials of adolescence such as anxiety, depression, use of drugs, alcohol as well as sexual issues with their parents. Parents should not be relied on school for sex education as depending on where you live, there can be a possibility that education is not given priority or even is considered a taboo to even talk about it. Parents need to ensure that the right information is given to their kids. Parents keeping silence about sex education can be dangerous as the child will eventually learn about it from its peers and over the internet. Parents are the core people who accompany the child as he/she grows up. They need continuous guidance and counselling. Sex Education helps the kids understand their bodies and feel optimistic about the body. Many parents prepare their daughter for menstrual periods and son for his first nocturnal emission. But some don’t which later on instill a feeling of fear and distress in the mind of a teenager. Unexpected onset of blood immediately creates connectivity to a disease. Mothers need to change their wrong attitudes towards menstruation. Boys need to be taught something about menstruation too. This helps later when a man has to come up with his wife’s pain, mood swings and premenstrual tension. Parents should be the first source of information to their child.

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