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65438+ 10/4, Zhengzhou Evening News reported that a local kindergarten held a grand "collective wedding" for 100 children. According to the procedure of adult marriage, the "groom" and the "bride" wore dresses, were proposed, swore, put on rings and hugged each other to express their love, and their parents also "witnessed" at the wedding scene. This move has aroused strong concern and extensive discussion from all walks of life. At one time, there were different opinions and heated debates.
Garden: This is a normal sex education activity.
According to He Feng, the planner of this activity and the person in charge of Cradle Kindergarten in Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City, this kindergarten has held such activities for more than three years, and it has been six years since the bimonthly parents' meeting publicized the knowledge of children's sex education.
He Feng told reporters that sex education for children in the park is the content of the "Children's Reproductive Health and Life Skills" project jointly carried out by the United Nations Children's Welfare Fund and the National Family Planning Association. At present, the project is only carried out in Henan, Jilin and Gansu provinces. Holding a "wedding" for children is one of the contents of a series of sex education activities in kindergartens. Other activities include showing children dolls with genitals and letting children watch related sex education films.
"Gender differences are innate. Sex education is not divided into morning and evening. People of different ages have different understandings of sex and may adopt different educational methods. Children's sexual concept is gradually formed under the influence of adults. It is necessary and meaningful to educate children about sex through adult activities. Many children have played "play house". The activities we hold are the same as' playing house', and they are different from adult love and marriage. " He Feng said.
When the reporter asked about the research results of sex education in kindergartens, He Feng said: "Years of practice have proved that children in our kindergartens are generally more cheerful, more responsible, more knowledgeable and more concerned about children, teachers and parents than children in other kindergartens."
Support: it is conducive to the healthy development of children's mental health.
Article 13 of the Population and Family Planning Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that schools should systematically carry out physical health education, adolescent education or sexual health education among students in an appropriate way that conforms to the characteristics of the educated. So, is "group wedding" a good way to educate children about sex psychology in kindergartens?
Ma Jinhua, a professor of educational psychology at Luoyang Normal University, has been engaged in the research of children's psychology for many years. Talking about the controversial "collective wedding" in kindergarten, she told reporters: "I don't think there are any adverse effects. From a psychological point of view, these activities will not bring any physical and mental harm to children, but will be beneficial to their healthy development of sexual psychology in the future. The main activity of kindergarten is games. It is of positive significance to let children experience gender roles and strengthen their sense of responsibility through games. "
Objection: There is a risk of gamification in the concept of marriage.
Wang Zhenyou, an associate professor at the Institute of Educational Sciences of Henan University, said in an interview: "We must be cautious about sex education for children. Marriage and love are very sacred things, so we can't play games at will. It is not appropriate for kindergarten children to dress up as' groom' and' bride' to attend the wedding, or even hug each other and say' I love you', because this way risks leading to the gamification of children's future views on marriage and love. "
Wang Zhencun believes that China's sex education for children must consider China's cultural traditions, national conditions and the stages and characteristics of children's physical and mental development, and look at the problem from the perspective of children, and should not adopt overly adult thinking and design. Studies have also shown that the age of 8 to 12 is the ideal stage for sex education. At what age, what kind of education to receive, respect the law of children's growth. It is encouraging to educate children about sexual knowledge and healthy marriage and love by holding "weddings".
At the entrance of Jinshui Experimental Kindergarten in Zhengzhou City, the reporter interviewed several parents who picked up their children at random. They generally believe that sex education for kindergarten children is too early, and the practice of holding a "group wedding" is a bit extreme.
Talking about the practice of peers, a kindergarten director who asked not to be named said: "Marriage is a necessary process for a person to grow up, but marriage is not a child's play. Educating children on sexual mental health by holding a' group wedding' is equivalent to grafting adult thinking into children's minds and letting them' play' marriage games prematurely. "