When working with children it is important to understand the phases of development, including sexual development. What is normal development to one culture may differ in another culture. As a helping professional, understanding your own biases is critical, especially if you are a parent or a primary caregiver of a child.
Assignment
1. Post by Day 3 an explanation of how you would counsel parents on the topic of childrens sexuality.
2. Explain when it is developmentally appropriate for children to display sexual behaviors and how to respond to a childs sexual behaviors.
3. Describe how you would identify developmentally normal sexual expression and sexual expression that is not developmentally appropriate.
4. Include supportive research from the weeks resources.
grading rubic:
1. Discussion posting fully addresses all instruction prompts, including responding to the required number of peer posts.
2. Discussion posting demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text(s) and Learning Resources. Posting provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas.
3. Postings are well organized, use scholarly tone, contain original writing and proper paraphrasing, follow APA style, contain very few or no writing and/or spelling errors
Resources
Beyers, W., & Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2010). Does identity precede intimacy? Testing Eriksons theory on romantic development in emerging adults of the 21st century. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25(3), 387415.
Flanagan, P. (2012). Ethical review and reflexivity in research of childrens sexuality. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 12(5), 535544.
Sciaraffa, M., & Randolph, T. (2011). You want me to talk to children about what? Responding to the subject of sexuality development in young children. Young Children, 66(4), 3238.
