| Normal Range
| Of Concern
| Seek Professional Help
|
| Asks about the genitals, breasts,
intercourse, babies. |
Shows fear or anxiety about sexual topics. |
Asks endless questions about sex.
Sexual knowledge too great for age. |
| Interested in watching/peeking at people
doing bathroom functions. |
Keeps getting caught watching/peeking at
others doing bathroom functions. |
Refuses to leave people alone in bathroom. |
| Uses "dirty" words for bathroom
functions, genitals, and sex. |
Continues to use "dirty" words
with adults after parent says "no" and punishes. |
Continues use of "dirty" words
even after exclusion from school and activities. |
| Plays doctor, inspecting other's bodies. |
Frequently plays doctor and gets caught
after being told "no." |
Forces other children to play doctor, to
take off clothes. |
| Boys and girls are interested in
having/birthing a baby. |
Boy keeps making believe he is having baby
after month/s. |
Displays fear or anger about babies or
intercourse. |
| Shows others his/her genitals. |
Wants to be nude in public after parent says
"no" and punishes child. |
Refuses to put on clothes. Exposes
self in public after many scoldings. |
| Interested in urination and defecation. |
Plays with feces. Purposely urinates
on floor. |
Repeatedly plays or smears feces.
Urinates on furniture on purpose. |
| Touches/rubs own genitals when going to
sleep, when tense, excited or afraid. |
Continues to touch/rub genitals in public
after being told "no." Masturbates on furniture or with
objects. |
Touches/rubs self in public or private to
the exclusion of normal childhood activities. Masturbates on people. |
| Plays house, may simulate all roles of mommy
and daddy. |
Humps other children with clothes on.
Imitates sexual behavior with dolls/stuffed toy. |
Humps naked. Intercourse with another
child. Forces sex on other child. |
| Thinks other children are "gross"
or have "cooties." Chases them. |
Uses "dirty" language when other
children really complain. |
Uses bad language against other child's
family. Hurts other gender children. |
| Talks about sex with friends. Talks
about having a girl/boyfriend. |
Sex talk gets child in trouble. Gets
upset with public displays of affection. |
Talks about sex and sexual acts a lot.
Repeatedly in trouble in regard to sexual behavior. |
| Wants privacy when in bathroom or changing
clothes. |
Becomes very upset when seen changing
clothes. |
Aggressive or tearful in demand for privacy. |
| Likes to hear and tell "dirty"
jokes. |
Keeps getting caught telling
"dirty" jokes. Makes sexual sounds, e.g. moans. |
Still tells "dirty" jokes, even
after exclusion from school and other activities. |
| Looks at nude pictures. |
Continuous fascination with nude pictures. |
Wants to masturbate to nude pictures or
display them. |
| Plays games with same-aged children related
to sex or sexuality. |
Wants to play games with much younger
children related to sex and sexuality. |
Forces others to play games related to sex
and sexuality. Group forces children to play. |
| Draws genitals on human figures. |
Draws genitals on one figure and not
another. Genitals in disproportionate size to body. |
Draws genitals as most prominent
feature. Draws pictures of intercourse, group sex. |
| Explores differences between males and
females, boys and girls. |
Confused about male/female differences after
all questions have been answered. |
Plays male or female roles in a sad, angry,
or aggressive manner. Hates own/other sex. |
| Takes advantage or opportunity to look at
nude child or adult. |
Stares/sneaks to stare at nude persons even
after having seen many persons nude. |
Asks people to take off their clothes.
Tries to forcibly undress people. |
| Pretends to be opposite sex. |
Wants to be opposite sex. |
Hates being own sex. Hates own
genitals. |
| Wants to compare genitals with peer-aged
friends. |
Wants to compare genitals with much older or
much younger children or adults. |
Demands to see the genitals, breasts,
buttocks or children or adults. |
| Wants to touch genitals, breasts, buttocks
of other same-age child or have child touch him/her. |
Continuously wants to touch genitals,
breasts, buttocks of other child/ren. Tries to engage in oral, anal,
vaginal sex. |
Manipulates or forces other child to allow
touching of genitals, breasts, buttocks. Forces or mutual oral, anal, or
vaginal sex. |
| Kisses familiar adults and children.
Allows kissing by familiar adults and children. |
French kisses. Talks in sexualized
manner with others. Fearful of hugs and kisses by adults. Gets
upset with public display of affection. |
Is overly familiar with strangers.
Talks in a sexualized manner with unknown adults. |
| Looks at the genitals, buttocks, breasts of
adults. |
Touches/stares at the genitals, breasts,
buttocks of adults. Asks adults to touch him/her on genitals. |
Sneakily or forcibly touches genitals,
breasts, buttocks of adults. Tries to manipulate adults into
touching him/her. |
| Has erections. |
Continuous erections. |
Painful erections. |
| Puts something in own genitals/rectum. |
Puts something in own genitals/rectum when
it feels uncomfortable. Puts something in the genitals/rectum of
other children. |
Uses any coercion or force in putting
something in genitals/rectum of other child. Anal, vaginal,
intercourse. Causes harm to own genitals/rectum. |
| Interested in breeding behavior of animals. |
Touches genitals of animals. |
Engages in sexual behaviors with animals. |
