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School shows kids childbirth film to teach respect for motherhood

www.chinanews.cn 2007-04-07 18:34:49

(Source: Xinhua)

A primary school in Zhengzhou, the capital of central China's Henan
province, presented students a special birthday gift by showing them a
childbirth video on Thursday, April 5, 2007. [Photo: Henan Business Daily]

Apr.7 - A primary school in central China's Henan Province recently
broadcast a childbirth video in class, aiming to instill in students
greater respect for their mothers, but parents and experts who saw the
film were skeptical, saying it was "too bloody" for children.
During a "thanksgiving education" class, the grade-two students, aged
seven to eight, of Qinlinglu Primary School in Zhengzhou, capital of
Henan, watched a video of a Caesarean section operation with their
parents, The Beijing News reported on Saturday.
"It's a Dracula movie. I was scared," said a boy after watching it. Some
parents said the scenes were "too bloody" and improper for children to
watch.
However, many students said they were moved by the mother love presented
in the short film.
Cao Jianping, the school's headmaster, who watched the video beforehand,
said the scenes in the video were instructive and could be a positive
experience for the children if handled properly under teachers' guidance.
Why the school chose to present a video of a Caesarean section operation
rather than a normal, natural childbirth remains a mystery.
Some experts commented that there was a risk that children would think
that birth was always a traumatic affair involving surgery.
Schools in China have traditionally attached little importance to
education about sex and childbirth.
Sex is a taboo that most school textbooks skirt around, said a source
with the educational bureau of Zhengzhou City, who also suggested that
the school use a "mild" approach to encourage students to respect their
mothers.

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