Chinahaslongbeenconsideredaconservativecountrywherepeopletrytoavoidtalkingaboutsex,especiallytochildren.Butthingshavestartedtochangeaspeopleattachmoreimportancetosexeducation.Nowanincreasingnumberofschoolsbegintooffersexeducationtostudents.
Sexeducation,especiallyatanearlierage,isvitalforchildren’sgrowth.First,sexeducationprovideschildrenwiththeinformationtheyneedtounderstandtheirbodiesandgenderrolesinpositiveways.Second,itbooststhelikelihoodthatteensdelayhavingsex.Third,ithelpstopreventunwantedconsequencessuchasprematurepregnancy,HIVinfectionorAIDS.
Tolaunchsexeducationcorrectly,parents,schoolsandthewholesocietyshouldmakejointefforts.Athome,insteadoftellingthechildrenthattheywerepickeduponthestreet,parentsshouldanswerchildren’squestionshonestly.Inschools,especiallyhighschools,sexeducationneedstogofurther,focusing,explicitlyifpossible,onsafesex.Asforthesociety,itshouldlifttabooonsexandprovidemorechannelsforchildrentolearnaboutsex.