The Sexualization of Early Childhood

When we speak of early childhood education, Sexualization does not come to our thoughts. However, when we speak of sexualization we often think of intimate relationships between two adults.In the early childhood field, we need to be able to understand what is being considered whenever Sexualization is being mentioned. The things children hear and see while they are young are more than likely have an impact on them as an adult.

One example how children are exposed to sexualization is by the clothes children are wearing now. Skinny jeans and heels. I cannot believe that little children are wearing heels now. Another example is at Halloween the costumes that are available for the children to wear.  A lot of the costumes they have now reveal too much for children.

Finally, have seen too many children imititate what they have seen others do or what they have heard.After learning about sexualization in early childhood, I have become more aware of how sexualization relates to children. The impacts that improper exposure to sexualization can have a negative impact on the children as they grow older. In my opinion, it's very important for children to have an adult they can trust to tell them more about sexualization and some of the issues that are related to it.