TEACHER STRATEGY IN INTRODUCING SEX EDUCATION CHILDHOOD AT INSAN MULIA IT KINDERGARTEN, SEMARANG CITY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36526/sosioedukasi.v15i2.8140Abstract
Sexual education has become an important issue amidst growing awareness of protecting children from violence and sexual harassment. Sexual education needs to be introduced to children from an early age so they can recognize risky sexual behavior and how to avoid it. Introducing sexual education is an important step in developing children’s basic understanding of body parts, privacy, and self-protection. The purpose of this study was to analyze the strategies used by teachers at Insan Mulia IT Kindergarten regarding introducing sexual education to early childhood. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach and analysis collected through observation, interview with Insan Mulia IT Kindergarten teachers, and documentation. The result showed that the teachers’ strategies provide a basic understanding of sexuality at Insan Mulia IT Kindergarten, including the use of teacher strategies such as movement and song, stories, and collaboration. The result showed that children were able to understand the introduction to sexual education provide by the teachers. This strategy was effective in increasing early childhood understanding of their bodies, the boundaries of touch, self-protection, and raising awareness of the importance of maintaining the privacy of their bodies. This study concludes that the introduction of sexual education to early childhood needs to be delivered with an approach that is appropriate to the development aspects and values that are supported in order create a positive learning environment.
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Sexual education has become an important issue amidst awareness of the protection of children from sexual violence and harassment. In the city of Semarang, the introduction of sexual education to early childhood still faces challenges in implementing it in line with the religious and cultural values of society. Many PAUD educators still experience doubts in conveying the topic of sexual education, because it is considered a sensitive topic and is feared to be in conflict with religious norms. The condition means that sexual education for young children is often not implemented systematically. In fact, introducing sexual education to early childhood is an important step in forming children’s basic understanding of body parts, private areas, and how to protect themselves. The purpose of this study was to analyze the strategies used by teachers at Insan Mulia IT Kindergarten regarding introducing sexual education to early childhood. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach and analysis collected through observation, interview with Insan Mulia IT Kindergarten teachers, and documentation. The result showed that the teachers’ strategies provide a basic understanding of sexuality at Insan Mulia IT Kindergarten, including the use of teacher strategies such as movement and song, stories, and collaboration. Based on the research results, children were able to understand the sexuality education provided by teachers through an approach tailored to their developmental stage and prevailing religious values. This strategy has proven effective in improving early childhood understanding of body parts, touch boundaries, self-protection, and awareness of the importance of maintaining personal privacy. This study concludes that sexuality education for early childhood needs to be delivered contextually, communicatively, and based on religious values to create a safe and positive learning environment. Therefore, early childhood educators are advised to use child-friendly learning media, involve parents in the educational process, and integrate moral and religious values into daily learning activities. Furthermore, educators need to provide simple and consistent explanations to help children understand how to protect themselves and respect personal bodily boundaries.
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