Childhood Development And Sexual Behavior Research Paper
Childhood Development and Sexual Behavior
psy 265
February 28, 2014
Childhood Development and Sexual Behavior
As children begin to grow they experience many stages of development and sexual behaviors. I am going to be discussing the four stages of sexual behaviors that coincide with childhood development.
Infancy (0-2 years)
Before a child even leaves the womb sexual behaviors begin, such as when male and female fetuses suck their fingers they are exhibiting sexual behavior. In some cases boys are even born with erections. When the child becomes aware of their own genitals they often play with them. When babies reach the age of 8 to 12 months they begin thrusting their pelvic area against objects. Orgasms can occur in as early as 5 months in boys and 4 months for girls with the absence of ejaculation. 6 to 12 months is when masturbation occurs either on objects or with manual stimulation. Between 12 to 15 months is when sexual curiosity begins to peek, they become very fixated with seeing their parents naked. At age 2 genital play with others starts to occur. They kiss, hug, and may even get on top of each other, it is also common for them to touch one another’s genitals when playing. …show more content…
Kids at this age also engage in sexual behaviors with their dolls or stuffed animals. A fascination with touching their mothers breast is very common along with exploring their own genitals when they do not think they are being
psy 265
February 28, 2014
Childhood Development and Sexual Behavior
As children begin to grow they experience many stages of development and sexual behaviors. I am going to be discussing the four stages of sexual behaviors that coincide with childhood development.
Infancy (0-2 years)
Before a child even leaves the womb sexual behaviors begin, such as when male and female fetuses suck their fingers they are exhibiting sexual behavior. In some cases boys are even born with erections. When the child becomes aware of their own genitals they often play with them. When babies reach the age of 8 to 12 months they begin thrusting their pelvic area against objects. Orgasms can occur in as early as 5 months in boys and 4 months for girls with the absence of ejaculation. 6 to 12 months is when masturbation occurs either on objects or with manual stimulation. Between 12 to 15 months is when sexual curiosity begins to peek, they become very fixated with seeing their parents naked. At age 2 genital play with others starts to occur. They kiss, hug, and may even get on top of each other, it is also common for them to touch one another’s genitals when playing. …show more content…
Kids at this age also engage in sexual behaviors with their dolls or stuffed animals. A fascination with touching their mothers breast is very common along with exploring their own genitals when they do not think they are being