Mother-Child Relationship and Education on Sexuality

Abstract

Mother-child relationship is an important relationship in family, and it is providing a base for children to expand the relationship with others. Through the development of child, adolescences period is a critical development which is regularly understood as the years between the beginning of puberty and the initiation of social independence. Adolescence is a time where by experiencing pubertal changes, brain structures and sexual interest and to understand on their changes, it will be help through education. Mother is one of the persons who are responsible in education of adolescents especially in sexuality. In Malaysia the pregnant adolescents are excluded from the mainstream school education system, so special attention on education of sexuality are needed in order to curb the social problem like unwanted pregnancy among adolescents. Sexuality education has been shown to help to prevent and reduce the risks of adolescent pregnancy, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections for children and adolescents. Therefore, mother's role is pertinent in educating their children on sexuality issues. This paper intends to provide an overview on education of sexuality in mother-child relationship and how the education of sexuality can be implemented at home. The importance of sexual education and the implication for practitioner are also discussed.

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Study Habits and Academic Performance of Basic School Learners of Atwima-Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region, Ghana

“…This means, having a strong relationship with children, as parents, it can help nurture them as they grow from an infant all the way to adulthood. This relationship underpins the development of children's personality, the choices they make throughout life, and much more (Faudzi, Sumari & Nor, 2020). This shows that with appropriate parenting style, parents can help boost the academic performance of their learners through the development and nurturing of appropriate study habits.…”

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