Abstract

Parents typically serve as the primary sexuality educators for their children. This qualitative research explored the experiences of parents from Arkansas in providing sexuality education to their children with intellectual disabilities. Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the perspective of parents, followed by transcription and coding of data. The analysis of the interview data resulted in several themes related to effective comprehensive sexuality education. Themes discussed in this paper include the individual and unique needs of each child and their family, parents needing collaborative support from other knowledgeable adults, and clear communication in relation to communication partners, communication mode, and regarding topics and skills deemed necessary by parents.

摘要

父母通常是孩子的主要性教育者。这项定性研究探讨了阿肯色州父母为智障儿童提供性教育的经验。半结构化访谈用于获取父母的观点，然后对数据进行转录和编码。对访谈数据的分析得出了几个与有效的综合性教育相关的主题。本文讨论的主题包括每个孩子及其家庭的个人和独特需求，父母需要其他知识渊博的成年人的协作支持，以及与沟通伙伴、沟通模式以及父母认为必要的话题和技能相关的清晰沟通。