Child sexuality
Child Sexuality
Child sexuality (pronunciation: /ʧaɪld sɛksjuːˈælɪti/) refers to the sexual feelings, behaviors, and development in children.
Etymology
The term "child sexuality" is derived from the English words "child", meaning a young human being below the age of puberty, and "sexuality", which refers to the capacity for sexual feelings.
Definition
Child sexuality is a term used in the fields of child development, psychology and child psychiatry. It encompasses the development of sexual identity, attraction, relationships, and behaviors in individuals under the age of puberty.
Development
Child sexuality is not a static phenomenon, but rather a developmental process. It begins in infancy and continues through adolescence. The development of child sexuality is influenced by a variety of factors, including biological changes, socialization processes, and individual experiences.
Related Terms
- Sexual development: The process of physical and psychological change that occurs in human beings over time as they mature sexually.
- Child development: The biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence.
- Puberty: The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.
- Sex education: Instruction on issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Child sexuality
- Wikipedia's article - Child sexuality
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