%0 Journal Article
%A Qosyasih, Nelis
%F repository:56226
%J Atlantis Press
%P 186-192
%T The Role of Parents Early Childhood Sexual Education in  Indonesia: Reconstructing and Rethinking
%U http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/id/eprint/56226/
%X In Indonesia, an increasing number of parents recognize the importance of sexual  education for children; however, discussing this topic, especially concerning gender, remains  challenging due to prevailing taboos. Paradoxically, the surge in child sexual abuse incidents  accentuates the urgency for comprehensive sexual education. This article aims to explore the  pivotal role of parents in executing sexual education for young children. Drawing on Foucault's  poststructuralist feminist theory of power relations, a qualitative approach with a case study  design is employed. The study was conducted in a district within Depok, West Java, Indonesia,  focusing on young parents with firstborn children aged 3 to 6 years. Respondents were selected  through purposive sampling, targeting mothers and fathers aged 25 to 34 years. The findings in  this study reveal that parents already have awareness about the importance of sexual education  but are limited to the inherent culture of gender language which is still considered taboo and  language associated with gender is connoted as dirty language. Navigating the landscape of  sexual education for young children in Indonesia involves reconciling cultural taboos with the  pressing need for comprehensive knowledge.