PERAN ORANG TUA DALAM PENDIDIKAN SEKS PRANIKAH PADA REMAJA

Abstract

Adolescence begins with puberty, which is a time of physical changes and physiological functions such as the
maturity of sexual organs. The role of parents is very important to educate, supervise, describe how to solve
problems and be role models and set a good example for adolescents. This study aims to describe how the role of
parents in sex education and how parents understand premarital sex. The method used is a qualitative method
in the form of data collection, using interviews and observation. The subjects in the study were three elderly
people. The results showed that children have begun to understand the meaning of sex, understand reproductive
organs, ethics in getting along, and can explain the dangers of premarital sex and its effects including venereal
diseases. The conclusions obtained are as follows: (1) Parents' understanding of sex includes biological,
psychological and cultural needs. (2) How to communicate sex issues to children can be done without any special
time, by taking advantage of momentum, conveyed clearly unambiguously. Sex education is also given according
to the needs of children and without having to start with an event. (3) The role of parents in sex education includes
the distribution of duties, monitoring in sexual matters. (4) Children respond positively to sex education given by
parents if the atmosphere is conducive, on the contrary, children's responses become negative if the moment of
providing sex education is not appropriate (5) Sex education materials include sex differences, social ethics, and
sexual diseases.
Kata kunci : adolescents, the role of parents, sex education.