{"id":292583,"date":"2016-08-26T09:13:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T13:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=292583"},"modified":"2021-01-16T09:19:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T14:19:02","slug":"sex-education-in-the-netherlands-starts-in-kindergarten-heres-how-why-what-they-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noproxy.rael.org\/da\/sex-education-in-the-netherlands-starts-in-kindergarten-heres-how-why-what-they-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Education in the Netherlands starts in kindergarten: Here\u2019s how, why and what they learn"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAEL\u2019S COMMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Wonderful!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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\u201cPeople often think we are starting right away to talk about sexual intercourse [with kindergartners]. Sexuality is so much more than that. It\u2019s also about self image, developing your own identity, gender roles, and it\u2019s about learning to express yourself, your wishes and your boundaries.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Ineke van der Vlugt, an expert on youth sexual development for\u00a0Rutgers WPF, the Dutch sexuality research institute and the organization behind Netherlands sex education curriculum.<\/p>\n

Did you know that the Netherlands has one of the lowest teen pregnancy rates in the world? Did you know that the majority of teens in the Netherlands say their first sexual experiences were \u201cwanted\u201d and \u201cfun?\u201d It could be because by law, all primary school students in the Netherlands must receive some form of \u201csexuality education.\u201d It\u2019s not called \u201csex\u201d education, because the idea is bigger thank that, according to der Vlugt.\u00a0The idea here is to have open and honest conversations about relationships and love.<\/p>\n

A 2008 United Nations report found that comprehensive sex ed allows young people to \u201cexplore their attitudes and values, and to practice the decision-making and other life skills they will need to be able to make informed choices about their sexual lives.\u201d (source)<\/p>\n

According to the report that was done by PBS news:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe system allows for flexibility in how it\u2019s taught. But it must address certain core principles \u2013 among them, sexual diversity and sexual assertiveness. That means encouraging respect for all sexual preferences and helping students develop skills to protect against sexual coercion, intimidation and abuse. The underlying principle is straightforward: Sexual development is a normal process that all young people experience, and they have the right to frank, trustworthy information on the subject.\u201d\u00a0(source)<\/p>\n

The results of this type of program seem to speak for itself. When it comes to teen sexual health, on average, teenagers in the Netherlands do not have sex at an earlier age compared to other European countries or in the United States. Also, as mentioned earlier, teen sexual encounters in the Netherlands are \u201cwanted\u201d and fun\u201d whereas in the United states, 66 percent of sexually active teens surveyed said they wished they had waited longer to have sex for the first time. Another study found that when teens in the Netherlands do actually have sex, approximately 90 percent of them use protection of some form. Teen pregnancy rates in the Netherlands are\u00a0some of the lowest in world, and so are rates of HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases. (source)<\/p>\n

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