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This document discusses sexual behaviors in children from birth to adolescence. It covers the development of sexual behaviors in infants, early childhood, preadolescence, and adolescence. It is useful for understanding the stages of sexual development in children.
What's inside
- Sexual behaviors in infants
- Early childhood sexual exploration
- Sexual behaviors in preadolescence
- Sexual development in adolescence
Who it is for: For students of the PSY 265 Childhood Development And Sexual Behaviour course. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Childhood development and sexual behaviour span from birth to adolescence. Students learn about the sexual behaviours that children show at different ages and how they change over time.
Sexual behaviours in infancy
Sexual behaviours can be seen in fetuses and infants. Boys show erections. Girls show genital swelling. Both sexes can show pelvic thrusting and masturbate.
Sexual behaviours in early childhood
Children explore their bodies and each other's. They may play games like 'doctor'. They masturbate but do not know what it is called.
Sexual behaviours in preadolescence
Children form same-sex friendships. They may experiment with same-sex behaviour. They do not like the opposite sex.
Sexual behaviours in adolescence
Puberty starts. Sex drive increases. Masturbation is the main outlet for sexual tension. Boys and girls develop different sex hormones.
Key terms
- Masturbation
- Touching one's own genitals for sexual pleasure.
- Pelvic thrusting
- Moving the hips forward and backward in a sexual way.
- Secondary sex characteristics
- Physical features that appear during puberty, such as breasts and facial hair.
- Puberty
- The time when a child's body begins to develop and change into an adult body.
- Menstrual cycle
- The regular natural change that occurs in the female reproductive system.
- Testosterone
- The main sex hormone in males.
Questions this document helps with
- What sexual behaviours do infants show?
- How do children's sexual behaviours change in early childhood?
- What happens to sex drive during puberty?
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