“ You must have the courage to tell your children about porn! It is in an interview granted to Parisian on March 24 Erika Lust, Swedish director of feminist films for adults, addressed the issue of sex education.
This week, together with her husband Pablo Dobner, they are launching the French version of their site” The porn conversation (to be translated as ” the porn conversation “), a program built with sexologists and already available in English. The concept: to help parents talk about sex education and pornography with their children.
A program divided into different age groups
If the idea is shocking, it’s part of a context where free online pornography is easily accessible, as a 2018 OpinionWay survey revealed that one in three children had already been exposed to pornography by the age of 12.
Thus, thanks to her program, Erika Lust invites all parents to dare to approach the subject with their offspring thanks to three” guides ” intended for three different age groups: 8-11, 11-16 and 16+. The platform is not only intended for parents but can also be intended for teachers.
” Today, not daring to bring up this topic is like forgetting to tell him about the risks of alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs before his first night out. “says the Swedish director a Parisian.
Consent education
His guidance therefore leaves plenty of room to learn about consensus. In the one intended for children between 8 and 11 years old, he enlightens adults on the different ways of explaining ” consent and limits ” but also ” body image ” OR ” the sexualization of adolescents “. All this by addressing concrete cases and developing conversational scenarios.
For the more clumsy or embarrassed adults, an alternative to discussion is possible: he offers them to send an e-mail, a link to an article or even to install a ” question box » where the child can, if he wishes, submit a written application.
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For teenagers, the director foresees in her guide conversations about the type of porn they consume, in order to develop their critical eye on the way the video was made, on the messages and on the potential violence conveyed, the sexist clichés, analyzed Parisian.
We recall that in France, if sex education is part of the school curriculum at the rate of three sessions a year, very few pupils benefit from it, due to lack of means.
Source: Madmoizelle
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