Sexual Communication in Muslim Families

Abstract

This is a qualitative research which presented the situation, problems, problems and obstacles in communication on Muslim’s families. And explore the appropriate sexual communication best practice. The research informants were 50 participants who are the Muslims parents of 4th – 6th Nakhon Si Thammarat primary school students. The in-depth interview was the technic for data collected. The instrument of data collecting was questionnaire which was developed by research from the research conceptual framework. The results shown the participants indicated medium communication about sex to their child. Most of them suggest the religious teachers should to respond and applied Muslim’s established principle to though about sex. However, many participants initiate communicated they 7-10 years old child’s about a boundary, male & female contact, and the necessity of "Hijab" and "Haya". The Muslim’s children were separated their bedroom. The sexual in teen were prohibited until their parent accepted. The position during communication usually initiate when they close meeting at Surau before prayer, dinner or watching the television. The media conversations via Facebook and Line were the channels of sexual study. The obstacles of sex’s communication between parents and children were the perception that their child’s were younger than to understanding. And should learning Islamic principles in a religious school more than interested about sex.

Conclusion: Sexual communication should to initiate by integrated the Muslim principle. The Muslim’s teacher must respond about theses issue.