Effective sexuality education provides opportunities for children to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable them to understand and appreciate their bodies, communicate clearly and practice decision-making. This presentation aims to illustrate some specific outcomes of sexuality education for children along with the evidence indicating that this learning contributes to sexual health in adolescence and adulthood.
The authors will present a number of active learning strategies and resources that build upon each other as children progress through primary school. Conclusions: * Children will benefit most from sexuality education if commenced in early primary school and delivered in a sequential manner. * Evidence suggests that young people want sexuality education to focus more on communicating and decision-making in relationships and less on anatomy and reproduction. * Sexuality education can be appropriate, meaningful and fun for both children and educators.
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