Contrary to popular belief, sex is still a taboo subject in conservative Asian societies. Unlike in the West, in Asia the issue is often left to youngsters to read about and discover on their own as they grow up.
More often than not, teaching children about the birds and the bees can be an exasperating experience. Parents, especially, are almost always left struggling to explain the basic facts about sex when faced with embarrassing questions.
This probably explains why many Asian families seldom talk about the subject with their children, let alone teach them.
Even when learning about the human body in school, particularly the reproductive system, only the essential facts are explained.
The sensitive details are discreetly left out, unless, of course, someone is brazen enough to pop the awkward question.
What a world away all this is fro Western societies like Britain, where sex education already from part of the national science curriculum for 11 – 16-year-olds in state schools.
As you can imagine, some schools are dishing out free condoms and distributing pamphlets all about sex to wide-eyed youngsters.
Try promoting condoms, or merely mentioning them, in schools of some Asian countries and you will have the entire population jumping on you.
More often than not, teaching children about the birds and the bees can be an exasperating experience. Parents, especially, are almost always left struggling to explain the basic facts about sex when faced with embarrassing questions.
This probably explains why many Asian families seldom talk about the subject with their children, let alone teach them.
Even when learning about the human body in school, particularly the reproductive system, only the essential facts are explained.
The sensitive details are discreetly left out, unless, of course, someone is brazen enough to pop the awkward question.
What a world away all this is fro Western societies like Britain, where sex education already from part of the national science curriculum for 11 – 16-year-olds in state schools.
As you can imagine, some schools are dishing out free condoms and distributing pamphlets all about sex to wide-eyed youngsters.
Try promoting condoms, or merely mentioning them, in schools of some Asian countries and you will have the entire population jumping on you.
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