Swati Jagdish wears many hats in her everyday life. She is a sex educator, lactation counsellor and a psychologist. As a social media personality who has more than 2.9 lakh followers on Instagram, she gets hundreds of DMs on mental health issues, sexuality, relationship and intimacy issues and more.
In an exclusive interview, she spoke about how many students in colleges would laugh and giggle at the very mention of vagina, menstrual cup or periods. "When we went to create awareness on parenting, breastfeeding and menstrual cups, girls would giggle. When it comes to body parts, everyone gets shy," she said.
Swati noted that many have the misconception in their minds that sex education means talking about sex. "There are lot more topics in sex education than merely talking about sex. We talk about safe and unsafe touch, knowing about one's body, sexuality, consent and more," she said.
Research says that children who talk about their private parts with the correct name are safe from child sexual abuse as they talk confidently and tell their parents openly about the same, Swati reveals.
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