Seks Ed for 5-Year-Olds
Is your 5-year-old ready to know about the birds and the bees? In a
move to meet state and national guidelines and to curtail climbing
rates of sexually transmitted disease, the Chicago Board of Education
voted to expand seks education in public schools, reports ABC News.
As part of the new program, kindergarteners through third graders
will learn the basics of anatomy and reproduction, as well as good and
bad touch. Fourth graders will be educated on puberty and HIV. In fifth
grade, topics will include reproduction, birth control, abstinence and
the transmission of STDs. Sexual orientation and gender identity will
also be explored.
" From a public-health standpoint, it's an absolute imperative, "
Dr. Bechara Choucair, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of
Public Health, told DNA Informasi Chicago. " It can no longer be limited to a few minutes over a few grade levels. "
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Dr. Stephanie Whyte, the chief health officer for Chicago Public
Schools, said that more than half of Chicago public high-school students
reported having seks, with12 percent doing it before the age of 13, reports DNA Informasi Chicago. Over a third said that they had not used a condom the last time they had seks,
and cases of HIV among Chicago teens have risen 43 percent since 2000.
Whyte added that parents will be informed of everything that their kids
are learning. Parents can also opt out of the courses in accordance with
state law.
What do pediatricians say is age-appropriate for kindergarteners to know about seks? 5- to 7-years-olds are curious about how adults relate sexually, according to the healthyschildren. org, a website
of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and how that’s tied to making
babies. What your child learns now will stay with them as adult so it’s
important to teach them about sexuality in a healthy way to lay a
foundation for good relationships.
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