Date of Report: [Current Date] Subject: Analysis of the 1991 Belgian sexual education framework and its subsequent updates. Target Audience: Educators, policymakers, parents, and youth workers.
Goal: Bridge generations. Have a current 13-year-old and a 45-year-old (who was 13 in 1991) discuss.
Step 1 – The 1991 adult writes a letter: “What I wish I’d known about puberty when I was your age.” (Example: “I wish someone told me that girls also masturbate. I thought I was broken.”) Date of Report: [Current Date] Subject: Analysis of
Step 2 – The 2026 teen writes back: “What I know now that you didn’t.” (Example: “We learn that gender is a spectrum. And my school has a gender-neutral bathroom.”)
Step 3 – Share and discuss: What changed? What stayed the same (e.g., fear of being different)? The typical 1991 program, often delivered in secondary
Outcome: Empathy replaces embarrassment. The adult realizes their 1991 education was not their fault. The teen realizes knowledge is power, not a license to rush.
The typical 1991 program, often delivered in secondary school (around ages 12–14), was distinct in how it separated boys and girls. For Boys:
For Girls:
For Boys:
Critique of the 1991 Approach: