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When and how the curiosity towards sex in children, what to do parents?
Samira Vishwas | September 6, 2025 11:24 AM CST

Summary: Understand the sexual curiosity of children: the right guide for parents

Sexual curiosity is natural in children, parents can make them safe, confident and balanced by giving them the right guidance.

Sexual curiosity in child: It is the responsibility of every parent to understand and answer the questions of children. Just as parents consider literary, social, scientific knowledge necessary for Parents Bachchan, in the same way it is also very important for children to have knowledge to their body. It is also the responsibility of the parents that the child should be aware of all the parts of his body. Let us know in this article, how to handle the questions asked by the child about their private parts, how to answer the children’s questions, as well as will know at what age they arise in children in which age.

Sexual curiosity in child

Sexual development within children is a common stage of development that develops inside them according to their age. We can divide the sexual development within children into four parts after 2 to 5 years, 6 to 9 years, 10 to 12 years and 13 years.

2 to 5 years: The age of 2 to 5 years of age is beginning to ask questions of children. At this age, children know about their body. Children’s desire to know their body starts with hands, feet, eyes, ear to their private parts. At this age, children want to know what the difference is between the boy and the girl.

6 to 9 years: At this age, children see many such things in their friends in school, in society or at home, whose answers they want to know or ask. Like where children come from, why is the stomach getting fat.

10 to 12 years: This age can be called pre -teenage. At this age, hormonal changes begin inside children. Children pay more attention to their body and changes towards opposite sex.

After 13 years: At this age, adolescence starts inside children. At this age, children feel more attracted by both emotional and physical.

Causes of children’s curiosity: There can be many reasons for sexual curiosity or question in children. Some of these are the main reasons,
Natural development of children’s body and mind.
Scene around you like homes, schools, society or TV, mobile or viewed scenes.
Hormonal changes occurring in children according to age.
Children sit between their parents or elders to listen to things or see their personal time.

Signs of children’s curiosity:
Children ask questions about their or others’ private parts.
Difference between yourself and others like boys and girls or ask questions to them.
Children’s parents in the game of children or playing the role of a doctor.

If your child asks such a question, do not be afraid or threatened, but act peacefully. Try to explain them in easy language according to their age. If the child is big then scientists can give reasons.

Give children information to their private part from the beginning. Tell them good touch, bed touch. Also explain to them, they should not touch them while playing with others, talking to others.

Use a content filter keeping an eye on the social media of children so that the child does not fall in any wrong information before his age.

Do not ignore the questions of children by considering sex education as taboo, your step can extend children towards wrong information.

By answering the questions of your children, keep them in confidence that he can ask you everything without fear.


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