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Sexual education is part of the National Health Education Standards that health educators are required to teach. Often, we do this in the Spring and unfortunately, we had not taught this sensitive topic prior to the school closure. Virtual Sexual Education is certainly not ideal, in an effort to help parents talk with their children about this topic, I wanted to offer some resources.
Sex ed topics are taught to all grades beginning with Preschool, as you can imagine, the topics and content vary depending on the grade level. PK- We discuss topics such as good touch vs. bad touch, private parts and other body parts such as skin, bones, and brain, and personal space. kidshealth.org/ K/1- Gender roles (all genders can do all things), consent, and possible body part review kidshealth.org/ 2/3 - This is when we really get more in depth about consent, we talk about personal space, and bullying, teasing, and harassment. kidshealth.org/ 4- We talk about puberty-we touch on menstruation, changes that occur during puberty, and hygiene. In addition we talk about your body/your rights, and healthy vs. unhealthy relationships. www.amaze.org 5/6- Topics may include reproductive health, HIV, changes that occur during adolescence, romantic relationships, hygiene www.amaze.org 7/8- In these middle school grades we begin to discuss birth control basics, we continue to talk about consent and making SMART choices, STD's and HIV, and gender issues and roles. www.amaze.org
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