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For Child Development: Knowledge, Behavior, and Healthy Boundaries  https://oneop.org/learn/160127/

External Resources

Book List

  • “It’s NOT the Stork! A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends” by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberley
  • “My Body is Private” by Linda Walvoord Girard, illustrated by Rodney Pate
  • “What Makes a Baby” by Cory Silverberg, illustrated by Fiona Smyth
  • “Amazing You!: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts” by Gail Saltz, illustrated by Lynne Avril Cravath
  • “Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up” by Heather Corinna, Isabella Rotman, illustrated by Luke Howard
  • “Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU” by Cory Silverberg, illustrated by Fiona Smyth 
  • “You Know, Sex” by You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things Paperback by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth (Author)
  • “What’s the Big Secret?: Talking About Sex with Girls and Boys” by Laurie Krasny Brown, illustrated by Marc Brown
  • “The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls” (American Girl Library) by Valorie Schaefer, illustrated by Norm Bendel 
  • “It’s So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families” (The Family Library) by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberley 
  • “It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health” by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberely
  • “Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up You!” by Kelli Dunham, illustrated by Steven Bjorkman

Citations

Bonner, B. L., Walker, C. E., & Berliner, L. (1999). Children with sexual behavior problems: Assessment and treatment (Final report). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Chaffin, M. (2006), The Changing Focus of Child Maltreatment Research and Practice Within Psychology. Journal of Social Issues, 62: 663-684. 

Friedrich, W. N., Whiteside, S. P., & Talley, N. J. (2004). Noncoercive sexual contact with similarly aged individuals: What is the impact? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19(9), 1075–1084.

Greenwald, E., & Leitenberg, H. (1989). Long-term effects of sexual experiences with siblings and nonsiblings during childhood. Archives of sexual behavior, 18(5), 389–399. Okami, P., Olmstead, R., & Abramson, P. R. (1997). Sexual experiences in early childhood: 18-year longitudinal data from the UCLA Family Lifestyles Project. The Journal of Sex Research, 34(4), 339–347.

Lamb, S., & Coakley, M. (1993). “Normal” childhood sexual play and games: Differentiating play from abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 17(4), 515–526.

Larsson, I., & Svedin, C. G. (2001). Sexual behaviour in Swedish preschool children, as observed by their parents. Acta Paediatrica, 90(4), 436–444.

Mori, C., Park, J., Temple, J. R., & Madigan, S. (2022). Are Youth Sexting Rates Still on the Rise? A Meta-analytic Update. The Journal of adolescent health: official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 70(4), 531–539. 

Reynolds, M. A., Herbenick, D., & Bancroft, J. (2003). The nature of childhood sexual experiences. In Sexual development in childhood (pp. 156–185). Indiana University Press.

Rutter M. (1971). Parent-child separation: psychological effects on the children. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 12(4), 233–260. 

Silovsky, J. (2009). Taking action: Support for families of children with sexual behavior problems. Safer Society Press.

Silovsky, J. F., & Bonner, B. L. (2003). Children with sexual behavior problems: Common misconceptions vs. current findings. National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.


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