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Sexuality education for children and pre-schoolers in the information age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Juliette D G Goldman
Juliette D G Goldman*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, PMP 50, Gold Coast Mail Centre, Qld 4217. Email: J.Goldman@mailbox.gu.edu.au
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Abstract

All children have the right to have sexuality education in order to enhance their self-understanding, their developing maturity and their self-concept. In the past, parents and some schools have provided this, usually as formal school programs. However, many children receive sexuality education informally from other sources such as peers, television, magazines and books. The technology available in the information age provides yet another source. The Internet has a growing number of sites specifically for sexuality education for children and pre-schoolers. Here, a selection of relevant sites is identified and presented for their developmental appropriateness. The opportunities these promote are almost limitless for children's enhanced personal understanding and knowledge-base upon which further development will occur in their teenage years and beyond.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , 2003 , pp. 17 - 23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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