Boys urged to show consideration and care for opposite sex

While teaching children - girls in most cases - to better protect themselves against sexual assault, more efforts should be made by society to tell boys to respect and care for the opposite sex, according to experts.

Lin Zi, a psychologist, suggested that "readable" teaching material be introduced for boys to tell them to better respect and protect girls and to understand that there is a "sense of personal space" regarding contact between the two genders.

She said some boys are confused about this situation, as their family members rarely discuss this with them.