A workshop conducted recently in SoBo by Niyati Shah, Averti, discusses the need for sex education
From an early age, children are always taught about proper hygiene. They are trained on how to eat, how to sleep and more despite them being intuitive. But at the same time, sexual matters, however intuitive, are never spoken about openly. It is about time parents understand the importance of sex education.
Niyati Shah, Founder and Sex Educator at Averti, touches upon subjects related to sex education with children and their parents in order to ensure that they are confident enough to handle tricky situations. Averti has taken up the task of spreading awareness about sex education and the need for parents to talk to their children about emotional and physical development. "It's my first workshop on the 'need for sex education' aimed at parents whose children are one to 12 years old. Earlier, I had conducted a workshop on child abuse and puberty," says Shah.
Parents are an unchanging factor in the lives of their children. It is, therefore, important for them to understand their role in educating their children about sex; the what, why and how of it.
Sanket Popat, 35, and a father of two, says, "Sex education is extremely important but a subject that is broached the least. It should be promoted a lot more. If kids are taught about sex education, there are less chances of incidents like rape or bullying. Sex education instills confidence in children."
Ritu Gorai, 32, and a mother of one, adds, "I wish I had been more liberal-minded about it (sex); I grew up believing many misconceptions. Being a mother, I now think that providing age-appropriate information regarding sexual matters would be helpful."
Mother knows best, they say, and it couldn't be truer than in the case of Jamm's (Journey About Mast Moms), the brainchild of Gorai. This non-commercial initiative (by moms and for moms) with a network of over 400 mothers interacts frequently by seeking answers to queries related to maternity, school references, maid agencies, doctor recommendations and much more. Gorai explains, "Jamm's is a support group on facebook and Watsapp for moms based in Mumbai. And now, with the help of Niyati Shah (Averti), we are keen on conducting a workshop, especially for mothers, to spread awareness about sex education." Averti will also be coming up with subjects related to marriage.
The 'Need for Sex Education' workshop is scheduled on November 29 at Sion. For details, please contact Ritu Gorai on 9930203454.
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