Shows the growth to adulthood of children of both sexes, emphasizing emotional development in relation to the sexual instinct. Explicit cartoons present certain genetic and biological aspects.

The film shows the growth to adulthood of children of both sexes, emphasizing emotional development in relation to the sexual instinct. Explicit cartoons present certain genetic and biological aspects. There are sometimes interspersed didactic presentations supplemented by illustrations.

This follow-up to Helga - Vom Werden des menschlichen Lebens (1967) begins with the birth of Helga's second child. The emphasis is on teaching children to have a healthy attitude toward sex. Thus, the story of this attractive couple serves as a framework for a didactic series of case histories dealing with sexual problems from childhood to maturity that ranges from the traumas that can result from enlightened toilet training to the perils of powerful teen-age sex drives.