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: Every nine minutes, Child Protective Services (CPS) substantiates or finds evidence for a claim of child sexual abuse. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) gives these findings: 82 percent of all victims under 18 are female. 66 percent of childhood victims are 12-17 years old. 34 percent of the victims are under 12 years old. article continues after advertisement
So why the increase? This is due to the increase and earlier exposure of pornography among children, and increased awareness among health care professionals and other mandated reporters. Therefore, past child-on-child sexual behaviors, which may have been minimized by society, are now taken seriously. Also, mainstream media delivers many more sexualized messages and materials than in the past. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "American media is thought to be the most sexually suggestive in the Western Hemisphere.