Vrezh Shahramyan: Free access to Internet and low-quality literature produce harmful impact on teenagers
"Our educational system does not envisage psychological sex education. Subjects like hygiene, sex organ anatomy, child-parent relations have been removed from school curricula, whereas parents should serve as a kind of information source for children," psychologist Svetlana Hrutyunyan told today a news conference devoted to the "The Problems Psychological Sex Education among Teenagers."
Yerevan State Medical University lecturer Vrezh Shahramyan noted in turn that, "The main problem is the great amount of low quality literature which serves as a sexual education guideline for teenagers. Free access to Internet may also produce a harmful impact, since there is much information there not permissible for teenagers. These include anonymous articles on the issue, as well as sexual ads which disinform and disorientates a teenager."
According to Svetlana Harutyunyan psychological sex education should start at pre-school age. Children are very inquisitive at ages 0-7 and questions like "What is planet?" and "How did I come into being?" have equal value for them. So they shouldn't be given answers like "You were Brought by a Stark" or "We found you in a cabbage". Let alone the sentence "We bought you in a Store" which can traumatize the child as the latter may think that he may be returned to shop in case of misbehaving. It is necessary to stress by all means that the child is the product of parents' love.
Psychologies also noted that "As early as four years ago, when parents were asked about the necessity of psychological sex education in kindergartens, they simply wrote on survey forms, 'he'll know it when he grows up,' ".
In that connection Vrezh Saharamyan added that other family surveys revealed two extreme attitudes: sexual education is either a prohibited subject, or it is openly discussed.
Physician also noted that most of adult pathologies result from incorrect sex education. Adults may have such sexual problems as vaginism, orgasm or uncertainty about sexual orientation.
Yerevan State Medical University lecturer Vrezh Shahramyan noted in turn that, "The main problem is the great amount of low quality literature which serves as a sexual education guideline for teenagers. Free access to Internet may also produce a harmful impact, since there is much information there not permissible for teenagers. These include anonymous articles on the issue, as well as sexual ads which disinform and disorientates a teenager."
According to Svetlana Harutyunyan psychological sex education should start at pre-school age. Children are very inquisitive at ages 0-7 and questions like "What is planet?" and "How did I come into being?" have equal value for them. So they shouldn't be given answers like "You were Brought by a Stark" or "We found you in a cabbage". Let alone the sentence "We bought you in a Store" which can traumatize the child as the latter may think that he may be returned to shop in case of misbehaving. It is necessary to stress by all means that the child is the product of parents' love.
Psychologies also noted that "As early as four years ago, when parents were asked about the necessity of psychological sex education in kindergartens, they simply wrote on survey forms, 'he'll know it when he grows up,' ".
In that connection Vrezh Saharamyan added that other family surveys revealed two extreme attitudes: sexual education is either a prohibited subject, or it is openly discussed.
Physician also noted that most of adult pathologies result from incorrect sex education. Adults may have such sexual problems as vaginism, orgasm or uncertainty about sexual orientation.
