Many parents get loss when facing the question "where do I come from?" from their children. To avoid embarrassment, the seemingly optimal evasive response becomes, "You were a gift that came with a phone recharge." In fact, this answer is not just a joke, but also reflects the extreme scarcity of sex education.

In the news, we often hear heartbreaking cases of minors being harmed or abused by strangers, and even acquaintances, which not only sounds an alarm for every parent, but also further urges the prompt popularization and improvement of sex education in our country.

Sex education is an unavoidable topic in the growth of children, and it is crucial for their physical and mental health and even their lifelong happiness. In recent years, an increasing number of experts and parents have come to realize that sex education is a systematic project that should be integrated throughout the entire educational process of a child.

The "Love Education" series of books compiled by experts organized by the AIDS Prevention Education Project for Chinese Youth (commonly known as the APEPCY), have been officially published, including "My Body, My Choice: Sexual Enlightenment for Adolescents" and "My Growth, My Responsibility: An Introduction to Sexual Education in Adolescence." The content covers various age groups from primary to secondary school, explaining sexual and mental health knowledge from the perspectives of gender, body, safety, interpersonal relationships, aesthetics, etc., guiding minors to learn about themselves, understand life, and respect life, and helping them to set up the correct values.

A set of sex education popular science books more suitable for children

Officially reviewed, the books were compiled and reviewed by experts organized by the APEPCY, based on the "School AIDS Prevention and Sex Education Video Courses" approved by the Ministry of Education, and is a compulsory course suitable for children. Gu Mingyuan, a leading figure in the education sector, honorary chairman of the Chinese Society of Education, member of the National Education Advisory Committee and leader of the first group, was invited to write the preface. From the arrangement of chapters to the content illustrations, every word and sentence has been carefully reviewed by industry experts, ensuring the precise grasp of the sense of proportion of adolescent sex education.

The whole set of books is logically organized and closely related to the real lives of children, with the ability to grasp the thoughts of the kids and appropriately explain a series of minor issues that arise during the growing process.

For example, questions such as "Where did I come from?", "Why does my body look this?", and "What are the differences between boys and girls?" during kindergarten and primary school, as well as questions that arise in adolescence like "What changes will happen to my body?", "What exactly are the physiological processes of menstruation and nocturnal emissions?", etc., are all answered with detailed, vivid, and appropriate explanations in this series of books.

The author of this set of books, Bai Lu, is a senior expert in youth sexual health education. She has written several best-selling books on adolescent sex education and has won numerous national awards for popular science works.

A good sex education textbook covers not only contraception, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, or the physiological differences between males and females, but also has rich contents as bodily rights, family, interpersonal relationships, health, social gender, values, dignity, and more.

It fosters social and sexual relationships based on mutual respect, helps adolescents learn to consider their choices, aids pubescent children in establishing a positive concept of self-image and body, and imparts the knowledge to protect their own rights throughout their lives.

As popular science books for children, they are printed in four colors, visually attracting children's attention with lively and cute cartoon images, colorful pages, making the popular science content presented within easily to be accepted and understood.

All illustrations in the book were created by the original hand-painted team of Little Snail Science Popularization, who specializes in youth science education and produces dynamic characters, vivid colors, and smooth lines. The illustrated characters are optimistic, upbeat, neat, and presentable, reflecting the positive and aspirational spirit of Chinese youth.

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