While some parents study textbooks on the sexual education of children, while others laugh that not the time to "think about it" in small children's heads is maturing quite natural questions: "Where did I come from?" Or "Why do I have a scribe and my mother does not have ? ยป.
By the age of three, children are already fully aware of the sex they belong to. Based on what he has seen and heard, the baby can already conclude that the little girl is like a mother, and the boy is a dad. The three-year age is considered the most favorable for the beginning of parental conversations about moral and sexual education. Often, children themselves outrun their parents, staggering them with original questions. If you are not ready to answer right away, honestly tell the baby about it, but on the second question - do not deny the child an accessible explanation.
Beginning the conversation about sex education, behave naturally, as in the discussion of any other issue, you do not need to make this "special" event. When talking with a child, call all things by their proper names, avoiding slang and vernacular. Try not to delay the conversation too much - first, answer the questions that the kid asks you. Try to speak the language understandable to the child and give examples from life, including your experiences and participation. Make sure that your answer to the question satisfied the child.
The peculiarity of sex education of a child of preschool age is learning to communicate with the opposite sex. Sex education of boys includes talks about attitudes towards girls and behavior towards the weaker sex. Tell the future man that boys should always protect girls and treat them with respect. Sexual education of girls is based on the formation of the qualities of a future mother and wife. Girls are happy to play the game "daughter-mother", trying on the role of adults.
Sex education in the family should be part of the overall development of the child, which can form a harmonious personality in it.