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My 11 yr-old son was caught with his friend, who is also 11 with their clothes off and touching each other's private parts. How do I handle this? How do I know if it's just exploration or something more? Response: Dear Concerned Parent,
Visit NSPCC Learning to find information, resources and training to help you respond to child abuse and neglect. Advice for parents on healthy and unhealthy sexual behaviour in children and teenagers, how to talk to children about consent and what to do if you're worried.
What’s Normal? It is normal for children and teens to be curious; voyeuristic behaviors are common in adolescents. Age-Appropriate Sexual Behavior, while normal can still be confusing and still require parental guidance, education and sometimes – intervention.
Advice for schools and organisations working with children and young people. Sexting is when people share a sexual message and/or a naked or semi-naked image, video or text message with another person. Children and young people may also talk about sharing 'nudes', 'pics' or 'dick pics'.
When it comes to sexual behaviour, context is key. And that’s what makes it so tricky. Some sexual behaviours could have lasting and devastating consequences, not just for the victim, but for the child displaying the behaviour too. However, not all behaviours that teachers contact us about are necessarily a worry.
The Underwear Rule. About 1 in 5 children falls victim to violence including sexual abuse. This can be prevented by teaching children the underwear rule using the child-friendly Kiko and the Hand and Kiko and the Manymes materials.
If you have concerns about sibling sexual behaviour it is important that you acknowledge your own feelings. You might feel a wide range of emotions including doubt, shock, guilt, anger, denial, shame, failure and confusion.
