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Published Mar 31, 2022

Julia K. Mills  

Abstract

Adolescent students are frequently perplexed and distressed when confronted with changes in their own physiology and psychology. This requires parents and schools to provide timely guidance and education to assist them in overcoming their growing pains, enhancing students’ self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-protection, and assisting children in developing self-management skills during adolescence. Sexuality education in real time has incalculable practical implications for guiding children’s own gender identity and formation of traditional sexual orientation.

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Keywords

Childhood, Adolescence, Sexuality Education, Sex Health, Gender Identity

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How to Cite
Mills, J. K. (2022). How to Achieve True Childhood Sexuality Education?. Science Insights, 40(4), 481–483. https://doi.org/10.15354/si.22.re039
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Review