Pasarel, June 11, 2022
The primary school in the village of Pasarel hosted a meeting between parents, teachers and representatives of the Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA) Dr. Rada Stamenkova and Ralitsa Zgalevska on Saturday, June 11, 2022. The director Ivaylo Kiskinov and the school psychologist Nadezhda Dedova, on whose initiative the event took place, were also at the vivid discussion, planned as a two-hour but prolonged three-hours without break - there were many questions, long answers, shared opinions, personal stories, observations and experience exchanged. It was about how to talk with children for growing up before they reach puberty, how to prepare them for the changes ahead, how to stay calm and confident as they go through the challenges of this specific and difficult age; how to stay in touch with them without avoiding awkward questions and at the same time not manipulating the information they receive, together with enhancing the ability to identify fake news on Internet.
It is not easy to be a parent, nor it is easy to be a teacher, but our growing children need support, understanding and talks on various topics related to personal health and maturing while they form themselves as responsible persons. Talking about prevention, intimate relationships, choices in life takes time, but it's important. In fact, the most precious gift we can give our children is to give them time spent discussing the important things in life. The Pasarel School has the potential to play a key role being a natural community center. We hope to continue developing it together – the place and the people, the most valuable resource.
