Goan Parents Initiate Sex Education At Home By Bosco de Souza Eremita - UCAN
PANAJI, India, Nov 19: It was 4:30 a.m. when 8-year-old Torcato walks into his parents open bedroom asking for water, unfazed by the regular sight of his parents sleeping in a tight embrace. On instinct, his mother woke and attended to him, Torcato's father, Felicio Sousa, recounted to UCA News. Their open bedroom, he explained, is the couple's way of introducing their children to the subject of sexuality. "Our bedroom door is deliberately kept wide open, so that when the kids get up in the morning, they can see us sleeping in bed in each other's arms," he said. In Goa, the tiny western state where the family lives, the question of how to teach children about sex and related matters is currently being debated. The state is still undecided about whether to introduce sex education in schools, according to Anil Powar, deputy director of the education department. The issue, he says, has become "complex." The federal government, prompted by concern over the spread of HIV/AIDS, has pushed for sex education in schools. Textbooks prepared by the National Centre for Education, Research and Training as part of this initiative deal with human anatomy, menstrual cycles, AIDS and other topics, Powar told UCA News. More at: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=40388&n_tit=Goan+Paren ts+Initiate+Sex+Education+At+Home+ ~(^^)~ Avelino
