School-based Sexuality Education Curricula: Are Parents Supportive?

This paper discusses the findings of a study on attitudes Belarusian parents with school-aged children towards school-based sexuality education programs. The aimed to measure parental support for comprehensive (CSE) and its individual components, identify topics age ranges approved by parents, determine which course characteristics are important them. Descriptive statistics binary logistic regression were used evaluate factors that influence introducing in schools. found fairly high share 60.6% supportive introduction CSE, despite low satisfaction awareness current information presented Parents median 13.3 years as minimum CSE curriculum. However, such safe use cell phones, computers, Internet, social media; psychological pressure violence; peer bullying; confronting peers; sources help; relationships, love, friendship, parenting, family considered permissible earlier ranges. is influenced several factors. These include parents’ normative ideas about balance responsibility between school educating adolescents sexuality, level available sexual development health curriculum, whether have college degree, personal experiences having intimate conversations their children, any difficulties they may encounter communication. offers recommendations architecture relevant context Belarus meets expectations, well perspectives advancing Belarus.