Sex education at age four?

Sex education at age four?
Jul 09, 2008
AsiaOne

Two health charities in the United Kingdom are now advocating compulsory sex education for children - from the young age of four years.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that with rising abortion rates and sexually transmitted infections, the Family Planning Association and Brook Advisory Centres feel that more effort to increase awareness amongst the young is urgently needed.

They argue that with gradual education from a younger age, children would be less likely to rush into sex when they were older.

The charities also feel that the government is not equipping its youth with adequate information about sex and relationships.

The UK's Department for Children, Schools and Family (DCSF) said it was reviewing the delivery of sex education in schools. But, the charities still believe that the basic sex education that children are given in science classes is inadequate.

Instead, they are pushing for sex and relationship education to be a part of the school curriculum across the UK in tandem with other compulsory subjects, such as Mathematics and English.