What do young children know about sex? Research on the sexual knowledge of children between the ages of 2 and 6 years

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dc.contributor.authorBrilleslijper‐Kater, S. N., & Baartman, H. E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-14T19:00:40Z
dc.date.available2021-12-14T19:00:40Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractWe investigated the sexual knowledge of 63 Dutch children in the age range 2–6 years. Boys and girls were equally represented in the sample. The children had an average, or above-average IQ and none of them had any experience of sexual abuse. It was found that young children have a very limited knowledge of sexuality. They only possess some basic knowledge of genital differences, gender identity, sexual body parts and (non-sexual) functions of the genitals. Knowledge of pregnancy and birth, reproduction and adult sexual behaviour was found to be very limited and decreased in the order presented here. Non-sexually abused children appear to interpret situations that show physical intimacy between adults and children in terms of their own experiences. None of the children talked about sexual activities. Older children generally knew more than younger ones. No significant differences in knowledge between boys and girls were found. Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrilleslijper‐Kater, S. N., & Baartman, H. E. (2000). What do young children know about sex? Research on the sexual knowledge of children between the ages of 2 and 6 years. Child Abuse Review: Journal of the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, 9(3), 166-182.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/1099-0852(200005/06)9:3%3C166::AID-CAR588%3E3.0.CO;2-3?casa_token=QQglSB51XHQAAAAA:XBz_9eAerFrogwMUzujm6t4AAFDYIRIkZK7EDOgkCkRxqGH7Fa6fguZORgDVder7NVxS_DqKtU-Xo4Nz
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5293
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse Reviewen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectNetherlandsen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectchild developmenten_US
dc.subjectyoung childrenen_US
dc.titleWhat do young children know about sex? Research on the sexual knowledge of children between the ages of 2 and 6 yearsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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