This is the most detailed and controversial section of the film. It shows a boy waking up after a wet dream and then proceeding to masturbate, accompanied by a fantasy sequence of a girl his age. The film frames masturbation as "positive" and states that "myths related to it are nonsense". Similarly, it shows a girl masturbating, explaining that girls often think of playing "doctor" as children when they masturbate.
However, if you’re looking for for boys and girls (similar to what such a program might have covered in 1991, but updated for accuracy), I can outline key topics that developmentally appropriate puberty/sex education should include:
The mechanics of human reproduction, culminating in a sequence on pregnancy and the birthing process. Cultural Context: The European vs. Anglo-American Approach This is the most detailed and controversial section
The film addresses several core milestones of adolescent development:
, released internationally as Puberty: Sexual Education for Boys and Girls , is a Belgian educational documentary that remains one of the most controversial and starkly explicit examples of European health pedagogy ever produced. Directed by Ronald Deronge and written by André Singelijn, the film represents an era of Western European education that favored clinical, unreserved realism over stylized diagrams or abstract animations. Similarly, it shows a girl masturbating, explaining that
In the center of the screen, white text appeared, typed out letter by letter, just like on an old DOS computer:
Puberty is not just a biological event; it is the birth of a romantic self. To navigate that birth, young people need both the clear light of honest education and the dramatic shadows of the stories they love. One teaches them the rules of the road. The other shows them why the journey is worth taking. a lesson plan
If you clarify what you actually need (e.g., a lesson plan, a modern video recommendation, or an archive of 1990s sex ed materials), I’d be glad to help legally and appropriately.