Natural and Healthy
This is quite common
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Of Concern
Talk to someone about this
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Seek Professional Help
This may reflect a more serious problem
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Touches/rubs own genitals when diapers are being changed, when going to sleep, when tense, excited or afraid
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Continues to touch/rub genitals in public after being told many times not to do this
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Touches/rubs self to the exclusion of normal childhood activities. Hurts own genitals by touching/rubbing
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Explores differences between males and females
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Continuous questions about genital differences after all questions have been answered
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Plays male or female roles in angry, sad or aggressive manner. Hates own or other sex
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Touches the private parts of familiar adults and children
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Touches the private parts of adult not in family, unknown child or familiar people, after having been told “no”. Asks to be touched
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Sneakily touches adults. Makes others allow his/her touching or demands that others touch her/him
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Takes advantage of opportunity to look at nude people
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Stares at nude people even after having seen nude people many times
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Asks people to take off their clothes. Tries to forcibly undress people
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Asks about the genitals, breasts, intercourse, babies
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Keeps asking people even after the parent has answered all questions at appropriate age level
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Asks unfamiliar people after people have answered all questions. Sexual knowledge too great for age
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Erections
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Continuous erections
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Painful erections
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Likes to be nude. May show others his/her genitals
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Wants to be nude in public after parent repeatedly and consistently says “no”
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Refuses to put on clothes. Secretly shows self in public after many scoldings
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Interested in watching people doing bathroom functions
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Interested in watching bathroom functions does not wane in days/weeks
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Refuses to leave others alone in bathroom, forces way into bathroom
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Interested in having/birthing a baby
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Boy’s interest does not wane after several days or weeks of play about babies
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Displays fear or anger about babies, birthing or intercourse
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Uses “dirty” words for bathroom and sexual functions
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Continues to use “dirty” words at home after parent says “no
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Uses “dirty” words in public and at home after many scoldings
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Interested in own feces
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Smears feces on walls or floor more than once
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Repeatedly plays or smears feces after scolding
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Plays “doctor”, inspecting others’ bodies
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Frequently plays doctor after repeatedly being told “no”
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Forces child to play doctor, to take off clothes
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Puts something in own genitals or rectum one time for curiosity or exploration
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Puts something in the genitals or rectum of self or other after being told “no”
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A coercion, force, or pain in putting something in genitals or rectum of self or other child
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Plays house, acts out roles of mommy and daddy
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Humping other children with clothes on
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Simulated or real intercourse without clothes, oral sex
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