What is Sex education?
{{for|other uses|Sex Education (novel)|Sex Education (TV series)}} [[File:Victorian Postcard - woman hitting stork with parasol.jpg|right|thumb|350px|An early 20th century post card documents the problem of unwanted pregnancy.]] '''Sex education''' is telling people about [[sexual intercourse]]. Usually, parents tell their children when they reach [[puberty]]. This usually includes things like how to make [[baby|babies]], how to protect against unwanted [[pregnancy|pregnancies]], and how not to get any of the [[sexually transmitted disease]]s there are. It should also include the fact that men and women are [[anatomy|anatomically]] different, how the [[sex organ]]s work, and what happens during puberty, when children change into adults In many cultures speaking about sex or sexual education is a [[taboo]]. Some level of sex education is also done in school; in many places, the government passed laws that say that sex education must be done in school. Some parts of sex education vary by culture, e.g. the moral and ethic aspects. == Other websites == * [http://www.siecus.com/ SIECUS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523185902/http://www.siecus.com/ |date=2007-05-23 }} Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States {{Education by subject}} [[Category:Human sexuality]] {{stub}}