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PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 2 August 2001, pp. 498-502
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents
Children and adolescents need accurate and
comprehensive education about sexuality to practice healthy sexual
behavior as adults. Early, exploitative, or risky sexual activity may
lead to health and social problems, such as unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus
infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. This statement reviews the role of the pediatrician in providing sexuality education to children, adolescents, and their families. Pediatricians should integrate sexuality education into the confidential and longitudinal relationship they develop with children, adolescents, and families to
complement the education children obtain at school and at home. Pediatricians must be aware of their own attitudes, beliefs, and values
so their effectiveness in discussing sexuality in the clinical setting
is not limited.
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Statement of reaffirmation:
- AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed
Pediatrics 115: 1438-1438.[Full Text]
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