Children Sexuality Report: Sexual Development, Behavior, and Health

This report examines the multifaceted aspects of children's sexuality, beginning with an introduction that defines the subject and its importance. The body of the report delves into the various facets of sexual development in children, including common behaviors such as touching private parts and the influence of early experiences. It also explores the critical role of parents and sex education in shaping a child's understanding and experience of sexuality. The report highlights the positive and negative effects of sexuality on children, discussing the importance of timely and appropriate sexual development and the potential risks of inappropriate exposure. The report also touches upon the impact of the environment and society on children's sexual behavior. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of open communication, parental involvement, and sex education in fostering healthy sexual development and avoiding potential risks. The report includes references to support its arguments and conclusions.

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Children Sexuality
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Introduction
The growth of children is not limited to only physical development rather body
growth of children also includes sexual developments. The sexual behaviour in children can
easily be observed by monitoring their behaviour and activities, which engages children in
various types of sexual activities and feelings. The children generally involve in many sexual
activities such as touching their private parts and using abusive language. This report helps to
understand the different sexual behaviour of children and the effect of sexuality on the health
of children.
Sexuality in Children and its effect
Sexuality in children is a common thing and it normally happens when children grow
up. However, sexual development in children is so crucial but if the sexual development in
children does not happen inappropriately, it will be harmful to their health. However, it is
dangerous when people force children towards sexual behaviour or pressurizing them to
involve in sexual activities at the early age of their life. It often negatively affects the mental
and physical health of children in negative ways (Ballan, 2012). However, the role of parents
is also crucial in the sexual development of children. If the member of the family does not
care about the sexual changes in children, it affects the health of children. Sometimes, it
might lead to sexual crimes like rape or involvement in any sexual activities, which is not
accepted by society.
The growth rate and phase of sexual development in children also do matter for the
children. If the sexual development in children is not happening at the right age or happening
in a fast or slow rate, then it does not mean that it is something unusual in their body or
something went wrong with children. The sexual development of children depends on the

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body of children. It should be considered that every boy and girl have different body growth
rate, body temperature and different nature and characteristics that determine the sexual
behaviour of children (Pop & Rusu, 2015). It has been noted in many types of research that
little children are more inquisitive about their body parts as they touch their parts frequently
and try to know about it. However, sexual body parts and touching it is a normal act of every
child. However, it has been also observed that most of the children between 3-5 years old are
more curious about the adult body parts as they always desperate to know about their
mother’s breast, playing with the breast during feeding times, and ask questions to father and
mother about their private body parts. In the age of 5-10 years of old children, these things
are developing normally as children ask their parents that where babies come from, why girls
and boys have different body structure, and always try to find out such type of differences
between male and female bodies (Sciaraffa & Randolph, 2011). However, sexuality in
children can also be identified in adolescent age as they are usually attracted towards their
classmates and friends. Children are generally at this stage, try to intimate with their
girlfriend or school mates are wondering to kiss or holding hands of their partners. At this
stage, the adolescent children are normally involved in sexual activities like watching porn
and imaging for their partner for sex. The negative impacts of these things are that children
are usually involved in masturbating and other acts related to sexual activities, which directly
affects their physical and mental health (Stone, Ingham & Gibbins, 2013).
Children at this stage normally begin to start imagine and thinking about their love
partners and imagine themselves in sexual romance or about a romantic love story. The
children are very desperate at the teenage about making the sexual relationship, as it is a new
thing for them. However, the major problem is that if these things are not detected in the
primary stage by the parents, then it will affect the health of children and even they can
involve in several immoral and non-social sexual activities (Wilson, Dalberth, Koo, & Gard,

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2010). This generally happens when children do not have sexual knowledge are they grown
up sexually but not mentally. Controlling the sexual feeling, act, and their intentions is a
challenging job for the people. Therefore, sex education in the early stage of education (in
high schools) is really necessary for children that enable the children to do not involve in any
sexual crime or activities that affect their future or present life. A good relationship with
parents and sexual education in the schools may help the children to avoid such a situation in
life.
The positive and negative effect of sexuality in children
If young or adolescent children could not able to control their sexual feelings and do
not understand why these feelings arise in their mind, they use these feelings in appropriate
time and in appropriate manners, which is bad for their mental and physical health.
Involvement in sexual activities also leads to sexual crime like rape or murder etc. at an early
stage of life. However, it has been also seen that children who do not have such type of
knowledge can easily be trapped in the sexual harassment cases and will be the victim of
sexual bullying and harassment (Chan & John, 2012). It is also necessary for children that
sexual development happens at the right stage of life rather than so early or late
developments. It is very crucial for children that they can share their views openly and talk
about their sexual developments and physical changes to their parents and share their opinion
on what they feel about it. It is applied to girls when they face first mensuration and they
should seriously talk about their parents and teachers about it. If the parents play the role of
friend and openly shares information with children it will definitely help the children to guide
in the right directions and proper sexual developments in the body. It is also considered that
children generally do not involve in any sexual activities in front of their parents or
caregivers, rather they involve in such type of activities privately (Kehily, 2012). Therefore,

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it is also necessary for parents to care about the activities, change behaviour, and behaviour
of children to identify what they are doing when they not present at the home or in school.
However, it the sexual development in children really needs proper care and monitoring of
parents and their good relationship with children, because it is not the matter of only sexual
development in children rather it also does matter because of their mental and physical health
development (Breuner, Mattson & Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family
Health, 2016).
Proper care of children and a decent affiliation with parentages not only provide good
health to children rather it also provides a great character and enables them to think morally
and socially rather than sexually. Although sexual development is the need of body but it can
be only possible if children share their problem, physical changes, and feelings with parents
in a friendly manner (Robinson, 2012). However, avoiding the query of children and
inappropriate knowledge may lead to many unethical sexual activities, which affect the health
of children. Children also required to share their sexual issues with parents and caregivers, if
they are not able to share their problems with parents they could not be able to solve their
sexual issues. However, if the behaviour, act, and feeling of children can easily be identified
and handled in rights ways, it will be great for children and for their health (Mayer &
McHugh, 2016). It has been observed that most of the children hesitate to talk about their
feelings and sexual developments with their parents, and it is really dangerous for children
from health perspectives. Therefore, the role of parents and sex education the sexual
development of children is necessary as it provides the right direction to children in the right
ways.

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Conclusion
The role of parents and their relationship with their children is crucial for children
sexual development. Sex education in higher schools also helps the children to adopt sexual
development and adjust their feelings and body changes accordingly. However, the accurate
and correct information about sexual development may help the children to adopt physical
and mental sexual changes in the body. It is the parent’s responsibility to talk with their
children and ask their feelings and about their physical and sexual changes in the body and
tell them what it means for them. If a child can openly talk about these physical changes in
their body and sexual feelings with their parents, a child can easily evade numerous health
and sex-related issues and avoid the issue related to sexual harassment.

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