Link Directory
Last Updated: Summer 2007
Child Sexuality
Websites, academic articles and books that discuss child sexuality.
| Abnormal Sex Differentiaton | Aims to help parents and patients understand intersexuality and the challenges that accompany syndromes of abnormal sex differentiation. Prepared by The Johns Hopkins Children Center. | |
| Advocates for Youth | Youth advocacy group favors comprehensive sex education of youth so that they can be empowered to make wise decisions for themselves. | |
| Age Taboo | Advice and information for young boys who are attracted to younger boys. Discussion of health and emotional issues relevant to young homosexuals. | |
| All About Sex | Unfortunately, this excellent site, which once provided excellent information to young people about sexuality has closed down. The site creator's cite the new atmosphere of intolerance under the Bush Administration and fears of intimidation behind their decision to pull the plug. | |
| BirdsAndBees.org | Practical information about all aspects of sex for young people so that they can make wise and informed decisions about their bodies. | |
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Boys on their Contacts with Men: A Study of Sexually Expressed Friendships | A study by Theo Sandfort on the effects on 25 boys who had had sexual contacts with adult men. |
| CCS and Child Sexuality | A discussion of the anime series CCS, arguing that sexuality expressed by its characters is normal and should not be criticized. | |
| Childhood: A Cultural Study of Sexuality and Violence | Archived version of the site originally published by Alejandro Levis at the Rancho Alma Pintada in Bolivia. A comparative study of child sexuality in a variety of Western and non-Western civilizations, the study demonstrates that sexual violence against children is less frequent in cultures which are not sexually repressive. | |
| Child Sexual Development | Academic paper by Loretta Haroian, Ph.D., concerning childhood sexual development. | |
| Child Sexuality and Sexual Behavior | Report released by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare to disseminate recent discoveries in the field of child sexuality. | |
| Child Trafficking — Digital Library | Repository of articles addressing the issues of child trafficking and child prostitution. | |
| Childhood Sexuality | Academic paper discussing childhood sexuality. | |
| Childhood, Sexuality & Bodyliness | Examines how children view their bodies and sexuality in relation to God and spirituality. | |
| Children and Sex Part II: Childhood Sexuality | Floyd Martinson discusses child sexuality from birth to adolescence and how it is affected by parents and society. | |
| Children with Sexual Behavior Problems: Assessment and Treatment | Research study assessing and treating a broad range of children ages | |
| Coalition for Positive Sexuality | Organization dedicated to providing young people with candid information about sex and sexuality so that they can make responsible choices about their bodies. | |
| Coping with Your Child’s Sexuality | Advice for parents who suspect that their children are homosexual. | |
| The Cult of Childhood and the Repression of Childhood Sexuality | Bill Paris discusses the definition of childhood, the history of child sexuality in Western and other civilizations, and the repression of this sexuality in modern society. | |
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Freud on Female Psycho-Sexual Development | A summary of Freud’s chapter on Femininity from New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis. |
| Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development | Overview of sexual development and awareness as theorized by Sigmund Freud. | |
| Growing Up Sexually | An exhaustive study of the cultural factors that govern affect the sexuality of children. The work deals with theoretical principals regarding sexual development, provides ethno-historical data indicating the development of youth sexuality throughout history in various cultural contexts and contains an extensive bibliography of its source materials. | |
| Harmful to Minors: Perils of Protecting Children From Sex | Devoted to the controversial work by Judith Levine. Includes links to reviews, news articles, excerpts. | |
| Henry Jenkins—The Sensuous Child: Dr. Benjamin Spock and the Sexual Revolution | A discussion of twentieth century views towards child sexuality and the research of Dr. Spock. | |
| Infant and Child Sexuality: A Sociological Perspective | Extensive academic research into the sexuality of children between the ages of 0 and 12. Originally published by Floyd Martinson in 1973. | |
| iwannaknow.org | Practical information for teens about sexuality, sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases. | |
| Like It Is | British site with no nonsense information about sexuality and relationships for young people. | |
| The Multidimensionality of Sexual Abuse, Rape, & Incest | An exploration of sexuality in girls and how common conceptions that girls are asexual and uninterested in sexual activity is false. The article discusses how sexuality in girls might progress in a more sex-positive society and proposes that much of the sexual activity that girls engage in, whilst often considered undesirable or even illegal, might actually be beneficial to the girl. | |
| Normative Sexual Behavior in Children: A Contemporary Sample | Journal article from the American Academy of Pediatrics that presents findings from research on the relationship between sexual abuse and sexual behavior in children. PDF Format. | |
| Sex FAQs | Straightforward answers to straightforward questions about sex for young people based upon actual questions submitted by young people. | |
| Sex Without Shame: Encouraging the Child’s Healthy Sexual Development | Online book by Alayne Yates. A study on childhood sexuality. Discusses the natural sexual activities of children from infancy to adolescence. | |
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Sexual Awareness in Boys | An empirical investigation into the ages at which males become aware of,and begin to practice, various aspects of sexuality. |
| Sexual Behavior in Children: What’s Normal? | A Mayo Clinic psychologist provides some insight into sexual behavior in children. | |
| Sexual Knowledge, Values, and Behavior Patterns of Adolescents | 1968 article by Floyd Martinson discusses the results of a survey of 700 adolescents in Minnesota. Many reject societal mores about premarital sex, and although they express a desire for help from parents in coming to terms with their sexuality, they say that parents, as well as schools and churches are not helpful. | |
| Sexuality and Your Child | A sexuality guide for parents of infants and toddlers. | |
| Sexuality and Your Child—For Children Ages 3 to 7 | A guide for parents of the types of normal sexuality exhibited by 3-7 year old children. | |
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Straight Talk | Information for boys about the psychological and physiological aspects of sexual relations with men. |
| The Children of Rage: Child Sexuality | A concise list of sexual behaviors exhibited by children, by age. | |
| The Quality of Adolescent Sexual Experiences | A study on adolescent sexual experiences in the United States. Originally published by Floyd Martinson in 1974. | |
| The Sexual Life of Children | Academic report by Floyd Martinson regarding child sexuality. | |
| The Sexual Life of the Child | A study by a German physician, Dr. Albert Moll, of childhood sexuality. First published in English in 1912. | |
| The Universality of Incest | Article argues that incest, in spite of being a near universal taboo, is still widely spread. | |
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