Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A pending matter in Early Childhood Education in Mexico

Abstract

This paper stresses the need to incorporate Comprehensive Sexuality Education
(CSE) during the Early Childhood and Preschool school stages in Mexico. A
detailed analysis of the content of strategies, courses of action and policies for
early education was made for both, the local and Latin-American level. Findings
indicate that there remains a need for CSE for 0 to 6-year-old Mexican children.
The inclusion of a human rights and a sociocultural perspective of gendered
sexuality is strongly recommended. Early life-course interactions between children
and their caregivers have the potential to influence developmental outcomes in an
enduring manner because they become internalized in the form of generalized
mental representations. CSE encompasses the history of care where consistent and
coherent secure base support is needed.