The development of early childhood sex education materials for early childhood education (ECE) teachers

Abstract

The objective of this research was to create early childhood sex education materials for Early Childhood Education Teachers. The research was initiated by conducting need assessment in the form of identification of the needs of sex education materials that appropriate for early childhood and the role of teachers and parents in the sex education. The subjects were chosen by using the purposive technique. The subjects of this study were 28 Early Childhood Education teachers in Sleman Regency. The data collection in this research was using a questionnaire. The data analysis technique was using quantitative descriptive techniques. The results of the research provided a description that the materials about the skills to protect themselves from sexual violence is the most needed matter of Early Childhood Education teachers. Further, respectively according to the level of need, the material that needs to be included in a Early Childhood Sex Education is the introduction of the gender, the introduction of self-identity, the relationship of men and women and ways to maintain the health, and the introduction of reproductive organs and functions. Materials product is expected to be a guideline and reference in providing early sex education.

Method of Sex Learning for Children 5-6 years

“…Content of sex education according Zhina & Dingchu in [11], includes educating sexual physiology knowledge and cultivating healthy sexual psychology, sexual physiology knowledge education just tells children life origin, scientific names of male and female genital organs, and gender differences of physiological structures and how to set up good sex health habits and protect their bodies; healthy psychosexual cultivation is to help children form positive and nice attitudes on sex, eliminate sexual mystery, prevent sexual depression and sexual evil occurring, identify their own genders, learn their gender roles in conformity to social regulations and so on [11]. At the same time also revealed the results of his research related to sex education materials include (1) explaining to children that if there is something annoys them they should reject or give resistance, (2) children should be told about which parts of body that can be touched and cannot be touched by other people though it is the family members, (3) children are sked to watch movie about selfprotection (to protect themselves if there is someone who touches their parts of body and takes them away), (4) children are asked to tell about what happens or to scream when they feel do not comfortable, (5) identifying the inappropriate sexual behavior of others, (6) showing children posters or pictures about sex education [2].…”

“…Aziz includes Islamic-based sex education materials as follows : (1). Anatomical and physiological differences between men and women and their legal and social consequences, (2). Circumcision for men and women, (3).…”

“…This education very important given to children from early age with the aim that children have protection against him, knowing good and bad things that happen to his body and know how good attitude to be shown in the social environment. Appropriate opinion that the sex education is an important thing to give to the individual since their childhood as the preventive action of doing immoral behavior happening now [2]. It is also supported by Hurlock that the development task that should be achieved by children during their childhood period is to learn about gender and its procedure [3].…”

“…Therefore, the method of studying sex education needs to be expressed more deeply so that parents and teachers have an overview in educating sex education for children. This is because, according to Astuti, et al, [2] in his early research through interview conducted on March 20th, 2016 to the teachers of TK Perintis Pakem, Sleman Regency, they stated that they need more sex education materials which can be used by the teachers as the reference and knowledge. From the preliminary study it is known that the knowledge of teachers will materials of sex education is still less.…”

“…The results of the meta-analysis show that there are 6 sexual violence prevention efforts summarized in the school children's learning from the ages of 5-18 years, including: (1). self-protection behavior skills,(2). Knowledge (based on questionnaires and sketches),(3).…”