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• Health: Child Health: Growth and Development  (14)
• Kids and Teens: Teen Life: Sexuality  (128)
• Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Child Psychology  (58)
• Society: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: Youth  (122)
• Society: Sexuality: Sex Education  (57)
• Society: Transgendered: Youth  (20)

Abercrombie and Fitch Petition: - A petition and message board on the issue of marketing thongs for children.

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.

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.

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: - Supports effort to fight trafficking of children into prostitution, forced labour, child marriage, and other slavery-like conditions by increasing knowledge, sharing experience, and improving skills.

Childhood Sexuality: - Academic paper discussing childhood sexuality.

Childhood, Sexuality & Bodyliness: - Examines how children view their bodies and sexuality in relation to God and spirituality.

The Cult of Childhood and the Repression of Childhood Sexuality: - Author discusses the history of childhood in western culture and how it has led to the 'cult of childhood' which does not recognize children as sexual beings.




DramAidE: - An organization that uses drama methodologies to critically engage young people to communicate effectively about issues relating to sex, sexuality, and HIV/AIDS. Based in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Focus Adolescent Services: - Resources and information on teen sexual behavior, teen pregnancy, and sexuality issues.

Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development: - Overview of sexual development and awareness as theorized by Sigmund Freud.

Growing Up Sexually: - Large anthropological study that examines childhood sexuality and scripting of sexual development. Included is a world reference atlas and an ethnographic index. By Diederik F. Janssen, MD.

Growing Up Sexually Email List: - Reading and subscription list concerned with childhood sexuality matters. Free subscription ensures email notification of new academic research.

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.

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].

Oscar, How Did I Get Here?: - Offers details regarding the biological aspects of sexually related topics. Includes details on how to order an interactive CD-ROM for children aged five to nine.




Perverted Justice: - Intended to root out and bring to light those who would use the Internet as a way to sexually abuse and prey upon children.

Recognizing Healthy and Unhealthy Sexual Development in Children: - Article examining what is "normal" sexual development and behavior in children and teenagers, and which behaviors might signal that a child is a victim of sexual abuse, or acting in a sexually aggressive manner towards others. By Dr. Phil Rich.

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.