Research shows that not only does sex education not make children have sex earlier, it delays the first time they do.

At SAIS, as a school that embraces the philosophy of IB PYP (International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme), we believe that the delivery of a holistic education curriculum is essential to the physical and mental development of our students.

What is holistic education? Nowadays, we are promoting comprehensive sexuality education, which encompasses not only the physical aspect of sexuality, but also the psychological and social aspects of sexuality.

It not only enables children to develop a positive and beautiful attitude towards sex and respect for their own bodies and the bodies of others, but also to grow in knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to ensure health, well-being and dignity throughout the life cycle.

Sexuality education advocates "diversity, respect, equality and inclusion", which is also conducive to the harmonious development of society.

Last Friday morning, we invited professional educators to provide a series of comprehensive sex education classes, aiming to enable children in the ECE to acquire knowledge about [sex and health] in a safe and relaxing environment.

The program will consist of physical, psychological and social components covering four main topics. There will be topics for different age groups and an overview of the program topics is as follows：

PART.01 Knowing My Body This theme will help children to recognize the organs and functions of the body and to view the reproductive organs in a scientific way; it will also help students to better understand themselves. 

PART.02 My Body, My Choice will help children to understand the concept of "private parts" and to learn to differentiate between safe and unsafe body contact, and to learn how to cope with unsafe body contact. 

PART.03 We are all equal helps children to break the gender stereotypes in daily life and to understand that household chores and occupations are not directly related to gender, so as to help children to correctly deal with the relationship between the two sexes in their daily lives and studies. 

PART.04 Respecting Others and Making Friends From the perspective of gender equality, children are guided to learn how to respect others and realize that there are many different forms of relationships between people.

In the classroom, the teacher opened with a small game of "pointing to the five senses" to let the children understand what "organs" are, and encouraged the children to generously say "sex organs".

At the end of the interaction, the teacher showed two short videos: "What are private parts? & "How to take a bath correctly? The teacher showed two short videos: "What are private parts? How to treat private parts correctly? How to take a proper bath and keep the private parts hygienic?

At the end of the video, the teacher asked, "How do you feel after watching the video?"

"Disgusting", "Embarrassed", "I feel very shy" ...... Other children were snickering and whispering to their classmates ......

After listening to the children's answers, the teacher told them: it is normal to feel this way, but we also need to look at this matter correctly, because only by understanding this can we protect ourselves better ......

At the end of the lively discussion and questions, the teacher brought the children together to read aloud the "Six Don'ts of Red Lights", reminding them to pay attention to the protection of their private parts, and to keep this red line in the process of getting along with others.

I wonder if Members have seen such news. As teachers, every time we see such news, we feel shocked.

Influenced by the traditional Chinese Confucian culture, people will think that "sex" is something bad, in family education many parents will deliberately avoid this topic, there are parents want to talk but do not know how to tell their children ......

Especially after adolescence, children are very curious, and when they do not have the means to learn this knowledge from formal channels, they can only obtain information through some "informal channels". However, the information in these channels is of mixed quality and may lead children astray.

Therefore, popularizing sex education is important and necessary.

Sex education expert Liu  found that the earlier sex education is conducted, the easier it is to conduct. Students who have received sex education in the first or second grade tend to have less erotic reactions than those who receive sex education for the first time in the third grade.

Therefore, sex education should be carried out earlier rather than later.

Liu Wenli, a professor at North Normal University, pointed out that "children's sex education should start from birth, and don't worry that talking too much about it will induce children, it is an important part of children's exploration of the world". In addition to the school curriculum, parents can also consciously guide their children to look at this topic correctly in their lives, for example:

How should parents educate their children about sex?

2. Tell them that their bodies are important and build up a sense of privacy

3. Teach children to respect the opposite sex and gender differences

4. Watch sex education books or movies with your children, and face the topic of "sex" squarely.

In life, no matter what kind of question your child asks, parents should not find the topic difficult to talk about. They should look at it with a proper and calm mind and give the right guidance to give their children better protection.