Parent-Child Sexual Communication: Preventing Sexual Violence

Through sexual communication, parents can play an important role as primary educators for their child's sexual health. Unfortunately, sexual matters are rarely discussed in family communication, and parents tend to avoid them. This community service activity aims to determine the percentage of parents who have engaged in sexual communication, and to improve sexual education skills and knowledge for carrying out sexual communication through psychoeducational activities. Participants in this program were 78 parents of students in grades 4–6 at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Sunan Kalijogo Malang. The survey findings from this activity revealed that students' parents lack sufficient information about sexual education and skills in carrying out sexual conversation with their children. Reflection, sharing, role acting, and lectures are among the psychoeducational activities done in an effort to avoid sexual violence against children. These activities can expand knowledge and provide students' parents with skills in sexual communication.