Talking About Sex To Preschoolers

Talking About Sex To Preschoolers

• There are three things which help children learn about sexuality:
  • Self esteem - a person who is confident about themselves won't let others put them down or use them.
  • Strong relationships - where children feel safe to ask about anything and can feel comfortable in caring for others.
  • Understanding - how their body, and other people's bodies, work.
• While there is a lot of information about sex available there is also a lot of wrong information. Children need parents to give them information:
  • honestly
  • as they need it
  • at their level.
• The time to give children information about sex is when they ask in one of the following ways:
  • with words
  • by being curious about other people's bodies
  • by showing interest in films or stories about babies or bodies
  • by showing embarrassment.
• No matter how old the child is when the questions are asked they need to be answered. You might:
  • read a book with them
  • answer questions simply
  • use correct terms from the start
  • practice using correct words aloud until you are comfortable with them.

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