In his book The little guide to sexual pussy, feminist Julia Pietri talks about sexuality to children from 4 years old. An approach ” frontal, anatomical “: the one that children have with their bodies. Convinced that we should not wait until the age of puberty to approach the subject, the author adapts her discourse to address the notion of consent from an early age.
“Children need to be aware of what is between their legs”
To discuss sexuality with children, there is a prerequisite: they must know that they have a vulva, a penis! « And that’s whyexplains Julia Pietri for Brut, you have to tell them that it exists. »
In her little sex education book for children, the feminist suggests putting sex on the same plane as the brain or the stomach: an anatomical plane. If adults can be embarrassed to approach sexuality with their offspring, children have a very simple relationship to their own body:
“We have to manage to remove all this hypersexualization that we have integrated throughout our lives. »
Julia Pietri for Brut
Becoming aware that you have a sex also means learning to protect it: a way of introducing the notion of consent from an early age.
“Talking about sex education is talking about consent”
Who am I ? What is each hole for? How are babies made ? What is love ? In order to ” do not precede the child », the book was designed with open questions. Each child, depending on their age, will answer in their own words.
“It’s a way of putting yourself at the height of a child, of remembering the child that we all were. »
Julia Pietri for Brut
Reminding adults that we have a body from birth, and not from puberty, the author invites us to give children the tools to become masters of their own bodies. “ Talking about sex education is talking about consent”she says.
Before concluding that society may not be ready for the “feminist revolution” that we are living: We are ready to change the codes immediately » pour « transmit other notions to our children. And if you too are ready, the book is still available in bookstores.
Long gone are the days when boys were born in cabbages and girls in flowers?
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