Sex education and sharing knowledge: appliance able to transform childhoods

Introduction - Objectives: The sexuality, according to Freud, is present and manifest itself at an early age, but It has always been a difficult issue to be discuss, especially in childhood. However, many children have access to media with explicit sexual content, which can influence them to keep sexual contacts. Studies indicate that this has contributed to the growing number of early pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among children. This can be attenuated if there would be a quality sex education focused on these issues to these public. The objective of this study was to approach the sexuality on ludic way to children, teaching them and encouraging the educators to do the same. Method: This experience observed the physical expression and the previous knowledge of 60 children, with age between 9-13 years, in a public school in Fortaleza, through group dynamics and they provided an urn in which the students could put, anonymously, their doubts about the subject. Results - Conclusions: It was realized that children had a high level of knowledge on the subject, due to facility of access to sites with sexual content, and that they felt safe when they were questioned. In contrast, many said they felt repressed when they questioned their teachers and parents about the subject. Thus, the importance of the approach of the theme sexuality is noticeable by enabling the infant to get necessary knowledge and higher quality on this topic, as required by the Statute of Children and Adolescents in Brazilian law number 8069.