Enumerate and describe any five reasons for introducing sex education to school-going children.
Listed below are the five reasons for introducing sex education in schools:
a. Addressing Curiosity of Adolescents: The impression on the mind of any information is high on school-going children. Any wrong information can lead to a long-lasting impression on their mind. This can lead to highly wrongdoings, especially for their reproductive health.
b. Aspects of reproductive health: Reproductive health not only has effects in a physical sense but also on social, behavioural, and psychological health.
c. Producing better adults: Students who are given sex education at the right point in their lives grow to be better adults. This results in a better love life, marriage, and childbearing (family size). They are going to respect the privacy of others.
d. Reduction is chances of STDs: Proper awareness about reproduction system will help them to reduce the prevalence of STDs. This will help them to give up the stigma and go to the doctor at the right time.
e. Family Planning: Small families are better families, socially and economically. Students will learn this fact properly.