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Talking About Our Families: Children 8 and Older
Parents need to be careful not to read too much into their questions and use these as opportunities to educate their children about the full range of options available for creating families and expressing identity.
Talking About Sexuality
In the first years of life, children construct ideas of what it means to be a boy or a girl. Their understanding of gender, gender identity and sexual orientation unfolds over time as well.
Talking About Sexuality: Children Under 3
What children talk about and play at this age is what they know. They are beginning to pretend-play, using roles of the most important people in their lives.
Talking About Sexuality: Children Age 3 to 9
Children naturally become aware of similarities and differences. It is unlikely that they are judging or feeling bad about their family. They are simply noticing that their family is different from many others.
Talking About Sexuality: Children 10 and Older
As children's bodies begin to change, they recognize changes in others. This is accompanied by a curiosity about sexuality and changes in their feelings about others.