title: Parents' reactions to sex education in the primary school.
abstract: This study presents the reactions of parents to a sex education course offered in the Geneva public schools to children aged approximately 10 years. The following points are discussed: (1) parents' reactions to the meeting at which they are informed of the course's content; (2) parents' attitudes concerning the sex education of their children, and (3) parents' viewpoints of the children's reactions following the course. Based on the 100 first replies, the analysis shows that for a very large proportion of parents, the course, considered as a complement to their more or less frequent familial discussions on this subject, corresponds well to the developmental and psychological levels of their children and that it makes further discussion easier.
authors.affiliation: Youth Health Service, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wyss
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012574:Schools; D012736:Sex Education / Q000639:trends*