In children’s eyes, sex is mysterious, because there is no way to understand, so more and more curious; However, it is simple, different from the elegance and snow moon seen by adults, children are curious about life and sex itself.
We all know that children should be given appropriate sex education. Because understanding sex is the first step for children to know themselves, protect themselves, prevent sexual abuse and construct healthy personality.
However, the reality is so worrying.
Most children still know nothing about sex. All kinds of bad events caused by lack of sex education in news newspapers and online headlines are also sounding alarm bells for us time and again!
Although parents are much more open than before, sex is still an unspeakable word when facing children.
Sometimes in the face of children’s doubts, even Ding Ma will be distressed about how to tell the children is more appropriate.
If you are also worried about how to educate your children about sex, take a look at the nine picture books recommended by Ding Ma on the theme of sex education for children.
Read with children, fill in the gaps in their knowledge about sex, and tell them what they should know early, as in books.
Picture Book Recommendation
First, < < Don’t touch me casually > >
By Sandy Craven Translator by Liu Min
2011 Qingdao Publishing House
The greatest feature of this book, Is the original serious sermon, It was expressed through the relaxed and happy chat and frolic between mother and son. When Mom was playing with Jimmy, Let’s start with the scale of touch and touch in the game-[If I scratch your itch all the time, No matter what you say about what, I won’t stop, this is the problem], guide children to learn how to protect themselves, and combine with real-life cases of sexual assault, tell children that they should deal with sexual assault and other injuries how, and [if they encounter touch problems, it is definitely not the child’s fault].
Second, < < My Story, Boys > >
Translator: Wang Lun
Beijing Science and Technology Press
This is a picture book full of childlike innocence. The hero [sea] well explains a question that parents have been distressed for a long time and do not know how to answer-[where do I come from? ] Vagina, sperm and eggs, mom and dad’s love… If you are an adult, He may feel embarrassed by talking about sex and sexual intercourse and speak of him in a secretive way, but [Hai] is a child, and his eyes are more concerned with the unknown world and life itself. [Mom and Dad gave me life, and I was born as “I”, which is the happiest thing in itself.]
Three, < < Mom, I want to marry you when I grow up! > >
Author: Early Education for Crooked Rabbits
2012 Dolphin Publishing House
Many boys have a little secret in their hearts: they can’t sleep without touching their mother’s breast every night! So does Vivellon, He knew vaguely that it was not good, So I dare not tell anyone. Children often have an extreme dependence on their mothers’ breasts and bodies. Some parents are either upset or yelling at each other, I don’t know how to guide, Some parents don’t think so and think it’s not a big deal. This book comes at the right time. The whole story is simple and childlike, but it is closely linked to an indispensable part of children’s sex education-getting rid of improper attachment to parents. In the end, Wei Weilong still hasn’t told his little secret. However, as his mother said, he has grown up!
Four, < < Dad, can I watch you take a bath? > >
Author: Early Education for Crooked Rabbits
2012 Dolphin Publishing House
Public defecation and urination, in the eyes of adults, this is simply too shameless! However, for children like crooked rabbits, it is much more casual. They don’t think nudity is a shame. Young children act by nature. From nature to restraint, species evolve for a long time and young children grow up continuously. This book aims to cultivate children’s gender awareness, form a healthy sense of shame, and prevent their little babies from becoming what others call “Xiong Haizi”.
Five, < < evil secret > >
Author: (Han) Liu Xuan
Translator: Chen Aili
2010 Zhejiang Education Press
South Korean films such as Suyuan and Melting Pot, adapted from real invasion cases, have caused a sensation in South Korea after their release. After sexual assault on minors changed from news to movie output, The public trembled for it, and < < the secret of evil > > also had the same effect, which made people feel heavy after reading it. This is a rare children’s picture book with dark colors. Nini, a lovely little girl, was threatened to keep this evil secret after being attacked by bad people. What should she do when she is afraid and miserable…
Flowers, delicate and weak, they need us so much in the face of the wind and frost.
Six, < < I also want to pee standing up > >
Author: Early Education for Crooked Rabbits
2012 Dolphin Publishing House
This is a good weather suitable for playing, but the crooked rabbit and the darling sheep just want to find a place where there is no one. The two little girls, with their lovely little thoughts, also want to try the feeling of peeing standing up! Yes, why can boys pee standing up while girls have to squat down? Why can girls wear beautiful flowery skirts while boys are funny? Why …
The crooked rabbit thought: Perhaps that dirty and beautiful skirt is the answer?
Seven, < < Serena rushed forward > >
By Alan
Translator: Li Xiaoqiang
Published by Guizhou People’s Publishing House in 2008
The main character of the story is a little sperm named “Serena”, The author described its daily life in a vivid and interesting tone-striving to become the best sperm. And then win the only prize (egg). This book abandons the childish and stiff popular science method of children’s picture books, and uses various small details to inadvertently explain the truth of heredity and genes to children. I really have to be surprised by the author’s clever thinking! At the end of the story, Serena disappeared. Where did he go? Let’s go to the book to find out ~
Eight, < < the story of the penis > >
Author: (Japan) Sato Shinjiko
Translator: Pu Pulan
Published by Comic Book Publishing House in 2012
Most of the sex education in China still holds the attitude that it is difficult to publicize, Adults’ secrecy makes children more curious and yearning. As for sex and privacy, it is not only as simple as mosaic, so that children can truly know and understand their own bodies and establish an independent awareness of protecting secret parts. The seed of sex education is sown in the soil of society.
Nine, < < ah! Butt > >
Author: [Denmark] Maprius Andersen, [Denmark] Ye Shibang Dura
Translator: Wang Fang
Hope Publishing House Published in 2015
It claims to be the first, best-selling and humorous popular science picture book on the buttocks in history. The cover has a furry red buttocks, and when you open the book, it is all kinds of buttocks, long, flat, big and thin, as well as poop and fart, which used to sound like some things that you dislike. Even if you write it, it happened that you still write it so interesting! Combined with the author’s various popular science knowledge about buttocks, it makes people laugh. Obviously humorous and funny, how can they still be serious? Under this circumstance, the children’s heads have finally found the answer to all kinds of questions about their buttocks ~
With the help of these nine picture books, are parents still worried about not doing sex education well?