Sex education is instruction on issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, birth control, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. Common avenues for sex education are parents or caregivers, formal school programs, and public health campaigns.
Human sexuality has biological, emotional/physical and spiritual aspects. The biological aspect of sexuality refers to the reproductive mechanism as well as the basic biological drive, Libido, that exists in all species, which is hormonally controlled. The emotional or physical aspect of sexuality refers to the bond that exists between individuals, and is expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations of emotions of love, trust, and caring. There is also a spiritual aspect of sexuality of an individual or as a connection with others. Experience has shown that...
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Right time to talk sex with kids?
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Pick the newspaper first thing in the morning and the top story reads: “another girl raped in the city’. Phew! With a series of follow up stories doing the rounds for next few days, it seems everyone is just busy sharing their viewpoint on why it happens, what should be done with the accused et al. But I wonder why no one tries to find the root cause of this problem and do something about it. Why all the time we start to blame women or men for that matter for whatever wrong happens? The onu more »
Liberate sex from the Guilt
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Why sex is such a big issue that it has turned into a crime? What if the world is liberated from the guilt of sex? What if sex is considered as normal as we take food,drink water, sleep and walk? I think the entire world needs to think about it.! When the need of all the other body organs are fulfilled..why bias towards sexuality...?
Someway or the other people satisfy their physical needs and feel
ashamed and many times threaten ...think for a while give it a balanced
thought ...! more »
Anirudh Dhodapkar and 4 more commented on the discussion by Chahat Bhagat
on Apr 08, 2013 , 12:38 pm
8 year old asked about sex
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My friend's 8 year old daughter asked me about sex one day. I don't know how to talk sex with her. How do I talk sex with her without making it strange? Is she too young to have sex education? Please give me your advice. more »