Understanding Your Child's Sexual Behavior: What's Natural and Healthy

Describes healthy childhood sexual behaviors and contrasts them with sexual behaviors that signal a need for concern or intervention. While focus is mainly on problematic sexual behaviors, there is more in- depth information on normal childhood sexual behaviors than is usually found in one place. Covers natural and healthy behaviors, understanding children's sexual exploration, characteristics and causes of problematic behavior, and how to decrease problem behaviors, and devotes much material to dispelling myths about child sexual abuse and children's developing sexuality. The author is a clinical psychologist in private practice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)