Title: Sexual Behaviors in Children | Psychology Today
Headings: Sexual Behaviors in Children
Sam Louie MA, LMHC, S-PSB
Sexual Behaviors in Children
An uncomfortable reality.

Content: A small minority, due to more extensive trauma or psychiatric issues, requires more intensive support. Past reasoning for why a child would initiate inappropriate sexual behaviors focused on the child being a victim of sexual abuse. While that is one risk factor, it is incomplete: Many non-abused children engage in disconcerting sexual behaviors. Other individual risk factors include a child's level of impulsiveness and ability to deal with anger and respect boundaries. Others can include attention-deficit disorders, learning disabilities, and reactivity to other traumatic events. article continues after advertisement
Family risk factors include parental depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, and harsh parenting practices. The wider community can also provide either protective factors. ( Source: National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth)
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