hugME launches "hugME," a children's sex education project by two mothers

Talking and thinking about sex with children can be quite difficult, and how to introduce it and how to proceed can be quite difficult and even resistant. In the midst of all this, two mothers started a children's sex education project, hugME, on August 23.

Let's take a look at the details from the press release.

- The following is content from the press release -

On August 23, 2022, hugME, a sex education project by two mothers, will be launched.

The hugME logo was created based on the image of a parent and child hugging each other.
The two motifs representing a parent and child are like important twin leaves that will be nurtured in the future, or like a pin mark that indicates a place where everyone can gather and learn.
We hope that hugME will grow into a place of mutual nurturing for everyone, and we have also included our determination to mark this as the place where we began.

What kind of project is hugME?

I'm kind of uncomfortable discussing sex with my children."
Many fathers and mothers feel this way. They are somewhat embarrassed or don't know where to start. When it comes time to start, the barriers to sex education are higher and thicker than imagined. That is the current situation, isn't it?

However, we adults should overcome such barriers and actively talk about sex with our children. Because sex education is about learning the importance of oneself, and above all, to know one's own sexuality is to know one's own beginning and preciousness, and to know that others are equally irreplaceable.

We believe that through sex education, children can learn to know and accept themselves and their partners correctly, and thus develop the ability to value both themselves and others - to love themselves and their partners as a whole. We believe this to be true.

In order to nurture children who can value themselves and others as a whole, and to realize a society in which children can live in peace and comfort, hugME will start this project by disseminating information on sex education.

Activities of the hugME project

Disseminating information on sex education with a focus on content
Seminar project for sex education (from January 2023)
Project to develop original sex education goods such as picture books (from June 2023)
All other activities related to sex education

We will first proceed with the activities described in (1). We will also contribute to external media and companies, etc. Please contact us at the e-mail address hugMEandU@gmail.com for requests.

Introduction of hugME project members

Miho Akasaka
After graduating from an integrated junior and senior high school in Tokyo, he entered a private university. In her third year of college, she went to France to study. While indulging in her hobbies of fragrance and writing, she is surrounded by her multinational friends. Every day, when she walks through the courtyard of her dormitory, kisses are thrown from above. After graduation, she worked for a cosmetics company, and after a period as a housewife, she worked as a web writer for a website for mothers and as a member of a child-rearing committee for a local government. Currently, she works for a human resources company. As a mother of two children in the early grades of elementary school, she is seeking and practicing sex education for children to live happily.

YAMAMOTO Yasuyako
After graduating from high school, he moved to the United States. He spent four years of college being astonished by the level of openness of American sexuality. After returning to Japan, she worked in various occupations and currently works as a web designer and editor of web articles for a company in Tokyo. She is certified as a real estate agent and a real estate manager. She is a single mother of a soon-to-be 3-year-old boy. She is fond of saying, "Talking about sex is nothing to be ashamed of! is her favorite saying.