Parent should begin teaching sex education to their children as early as they can comprehend what is going on around them,at a age when they start going to school.
Gone are the days when the mere mention of any talk relating to sex with the children or even the adultlescent ones repulse the parents, because they believe it to be a grown adult thing to do and talk about.
In this modern age, where children are exposed to lots of things around them,in their environments in school,among their peers and what they watch on the television.
Parent should teach the names of body part to their children at an early age and where not to be touched be someone.
Parents should explain more and more on sex education according to certain age attained by their children.
Some children may asked different questions on different things they heard or are curious about body parts while some may not. Is now left to the parent to guide them on it.
It's not only parent that can teach sex education to children even school teachers can. But, the parent are the first paramount authorities know to a child. If it is not taught firstly by the parent, the child can learn the wrong sex education from a wrong person.
Teaching of sex education is not just about sex or ways of avoiding it, but to enlighten them about their body parts.
Parents should tell their children their body parts that should not be touched inappropriately. And it's not limited to girls alone but the boys included.
They should be taught that it is wrong for a male child putting hands on a female chest and likewise the female not to touch the male genital area.
It can also be in form of a rhyme that can early sticked to their brain.
My body belong to me,it belong to only me,if you touch I will tell, my body belongs to me. If you touch my private parts I will tell,if you touch my private parts I will tell, I will tell it to my mummy, I will tell it to my daddy, if you touch my private parts I will tell.
This will serve as a reminder for the them, cause as they continually sing the song they will cry out when such happens.
I learned at an early age from my parents that hugging,touching or sitting on a male is gonna get me pregnant, the believe which sticked to my brain till a latter age when I was been given detailed explanation and more insight about sex education and then continue until adolescent.
Children should be taught to raise alarm when they are touch in an ungodly manner.
There should be an advanced teaching on sex education when they attain adulescent. Also letting them know the implication of early sex and the damages it causes.
