Understanding Healthy Sexuality Development in Young Children

When these authors surveyed teachers in 1997, they found that that "most teachers in their interviews had not had formal training or course work promoting or understanding healthy sexuality development of children" (2002, 70).\n She supported the child's use of the word "vagina&q...

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Published inVoices of practitioners Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 1
Main Authors Counterman, Lorena, Kirkwood, Donna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Association for the Education of Young Children 01.11.2013
Subjects
Behavior
Child Development
Children & youth
Course Content
Learning
Preschool education
Preschool Teachers
Sex crimes
Sexuality
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Young Children
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Summary:When these authors surveyed teachers in 1997, they found that that "most teachers in their interviews had not had formal training or course work promoting or understanding healthy sexuality development of children" (2002, 70).\n She supported the child's use of the word "vagina" and talked to the child with her pants down, explaining that clothes need to cover her vagina before she comes back to class. [...]I felt like we could discuss this topic comfortably and intelligently, which benefits the children we serve.
ISSN:2378-2609