ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE OF PREVENTIVE EDUCATION BUILDING FROM CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE - AN INTERVENTION FOR PARENTS TO HELP CHILDREN
Keywords:
Islamic Perspective, Sex Education, Age-Appropriate Intervention, Positive Parenting, Preventive Education BuildingAbstract
The study comprises Preventive Education Building regarding Sex education intervention for parents to help children. The main objective of the study was to encourage parents to practice communication with their children about providing individuals with accurate information, promoting healthy behaviors, contributing to their overall well-being, and consent in various spheres of their lives, including sexual, social, and emotional domains. It was hypothesized that there would be a difference in parental awareness about giving sex education to their children before and after the intervention. Quantitative data from 113 participants was gathered through a self-developed questionnaire about parental awareness of sex education. Age-appropriate interventions were designed and executed in the form of training sessions for parents in school settings. Age-tailored sex education intervention was created involves catering to different developmental stages of different age groups. This intervention was designed as module 1 (for elementary ages 5-10 years) and module 2 middle school ages 10-15 years). Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (paired t-tests) were used. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 was run on it for various analyses, and a significant difference in parental awareness about giving sex education to their children was found before and after an intervention. This comprehensive sex education intervention will be a contribution to the field of developmental psychology. It will provide a comprehensive and structured program to communicate appropriately with children of appropriate age. It will also add meaningful value organized guide for parents towards positive parenting, and policymakers confirming that the content is reliable, precise, and age-appropriate.
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