What is Positive Sex Education?

Currently, positive education is opening up more and more space and is much more present when it comes to teaching and accompanying by parents and educators.

And it is that with positive education it is possible for the little ones to gradually learn and acquire skills in a free way, without fear, respecting certain limits but without punishment and all from a point of view positive.

Each child has his own learning pace and he himself will tell us which one It is the most appropriate time to talk about certain topics, including sexual onesIt's just a matter of paying attention to the signs.

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The keys to Positive Sex Education

In the sexual field, this type of positive education is also highly recommended, and although we could say that there is still a long way to go to go, in this article we are going to see certain tips that we can implement and put into practice for this type of sexual education positive.

1. be present

The first point, and one that I consider essential and fundamental, is that the adult be available, but truly available. It seems obvious, but it is not always so. We have to convey to adolescents that they can trust us, that when doubts, fears, insecurities, questions of a sexual nature come to their little heads and they really need us, they will have in us the solutions and the exits that looking for.

Let us be their models and their guides and that they understand that they can come to us as many times as necessary.

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2. Naturalness

Making talking about sex at home natural, as if it were another common topic, is highly recommended.

And it is that the normal and natural thing is to talk about it and it is essential not to be alarmed, scared or try to prolong, postpone or avoid these issues on a day-to-day basis. Naturalness above all.

3. sincerity and honesty

A very important point is never to hide information, nor of course, deceive and be able to speak sincerely and honestly about the doubts or issues that the youngest raise us in relation to sexual issues.

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4. Clarity and transparency

It is true that sometimes talking to our children and/or students about certain specific sexual issues can be somewhat modest and embarrassing, but As responsible adults that we are, we have to look for ways and means to put shame aside and clarify everything that minors ask us to In this way, they feel satisfied, safe and with an "extra" confidence in order to be able to share their fears and worries in the future if they they had.

5. Empathy

The empathy, that capacity that the human being has to be able to put himself in the skin of the person next to him, and Feeling how the other party feels, in the matter that concerns us here, will help us a lot. And it is that if we do an exercise in introspection, closing our eyes and moving to when we were younger and doubts of character assailed us sexual, there is no doubt that having parents and teachers open and willing to speak shamelessly about these issues would have delighted us, or would I? mistaken?

6. Mental openness and flexibility

It is advisable to be open and very flexible in order to resolve doubts that maybe we can seem shocking, surprising, and that they call our attention a lot, but that adolescents and the older population not young

We are different generations and leisure has changed and evolved a lot. At the moment in which we live, with social networks and new technologies on the order of the day, access to information is much more open and accessible. Now they discover and know much more and much sooner, so it is necessary to talk about a broader sexuality.

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7. Freedom and not judge

Another very important point is to try not to judge, or impose, or criticize and that in conversations we show a free and respectful mentality about sexuality.

8. promote equality

It is essential to educate without prejudice, away from stereotypes and equally between men and women.

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