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Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality
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Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, you should be able to:

Explain the statement "Children are sexual."

Explain how unhappy childhood sexual experiences can affect adult sexual relationships.

Describe how experts on sexuality suggest parents should deal with their child's masturbation.

Distinguish between developmentally appropriate and inappropriate child-to-child sexual activity.

Explain why erotic material might be a poor basis for the formation of a child's sexual attitudes.

Explain the importance of parents' showing affection for their children.

List six key developmental tasks for adolescents.

Describe why no single theory is likely to explain the development of everyone's sexual orientation.

List some individual and social factors associated with an early onset of sexual intercourse.

Describe why adolescence may be especially difficult for lesbian and gay youths.

List some factors that have contributed to the increased average age for a first marriage.

List some of the causes and effects of adolescent pregnancy.

Describe some characteristics of an effective program to reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy.