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An alternative term to make comprehensive sexuality education more acceptable in childhood
South African Journal of Childhood Education Pub Date : 2020-09-09 , DOI: 10.4102/sajce.v10i1.857
Raisa Cacciatore , Susanne Ingman-Friberg , Dan Apter , Nina Sajaniemi , Riittakerttu Kaltiala

Background: Ignorance, misconceptions and fear hinder the implementation of young children’s age-appropriate sexuality education (SE) globally. Methods to promote the SE of young children are needed. Aim: We aimed to evaluate why parents and professionals resist the concept of childhood SE and to test whether a child-centred term could reduce this resistance. Setting: We conducted nationwide studies in Finland plus focused studies in three groups. Methods: In open online situation analysis and needs assessment studies among early childhood education professionals ( n = 507) and parents ( n = 614) of 1–6-year-olds, negative, adulthood-associated connotations for the term ‘sexuality education’ were detected. We then evaluated whether a less sex-connected term than SE would be feasible to promote SE of young children. We combined ‘body’ and ‘emotion’, after our earlier study on children’s most common sexuality-related expressions, to form the new Finnish term Kehotunnekasvatus [body–emotion education] and tested it among professionals of sexual health ( n = 17) and early education ( n = 63) and primary health nurses ( n = 29). Results: Acceptance of the new term was excellent in all three groups; the new term was reported as ‘ more positive, more neutral, downplaying thoughts of sex’. Most respondents deemed it appropriate, necessary and usable in their work. Furthermore, the majority of those working daily with the parents of young children preferred the new term to ‘sexuality education’. Conclusion: After testing the functionality of a new Finnish term among Finnish professionals, the authors suggest considering replacing the term ‘sexuality education’ with a more child-centred and less sex-connected synonym when referring to SE for young children.

中文翻译:

使儿童全面接受性教育更受欢迎的替代术语

背景:无知,误解和恐惧阻碍了全球范围内对幼儿进行与年龄相称的性教育。需要促进幼儿SE的方法。目的:我们旨在评估父母和专业人士为何抵制童年SE的概念,并测试以儿童为中心的学期是否可以减少这种抵制。地点:我们在芬兰进行了全国性研究,并分三组进行了重点研究。方法:在1至6岁的幼儿教育专业人员(n = 507)和父母(n = 614)的在线在线情况分析和需求评估研究中,“性教育”一词与成人相关的负面含义被检测到。然后,我们评估了一个比SE少的与性别有关的术语是否对促进幼儿SE可行。我们结合了“身体”和“情感”,在我们对儿童最常见的与性相关的表达方式进行了较早的研究之后,形成了芬兰语“ Kehotunnekasvatus”(“身体-情感教育”),并在性健康专业人士(n = 17),早期教育(n = 63)和初级健康中进行了测试护士(n = 29)。结果:在所有三个组中,对新术语的接受程度都很高;据报道,新术语是“对性行为更积极,更中立,轻描淡写”。大多数受访者认为在他们的工作中适当,必要和有用。此外,大多数每天与幼儿父母打交道的人更喜欢用新术语来代替“性教育”。结论:在芬兰专业人员中测试了新的芬兰术语的功能后,
更新日期:2020-09-09
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