| Normal Range: |
Of Concern: |
Seek Professional
Help: |
| Asks about the genitals,
breasts, intercourse, babies. |
Keeps asking people even
after parent has answered all questions at age appropriate level. Shows fear or
anxiety about sexual topics. |
Asks unfamiliar people after
parent has answered all questions. 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 the bathroom. Forces way into bathroom. |
| * Uses “dirty”
words for bathroom functions, genitals and sex. |
Continues to use
“dirty” words at home after parents consistently say “no” and is
disciplined. |
Continues use of
“dirty” words in public and at home, even after exclusion from school and
activities. |
| Plays doctor inspecting
others' bodies. |
Frequently plays doctor and
gets caught after being told “no”. |
Forces child to play doctor,
to take off clothes. |
| Boys and girls are interested
in having/birthing a baby. |
Boys interest does not wane
after several days/ weeks of play about having a baby. |
Child displays fear or anger
about babies, birthing or intercourse. |
*
Likes to be nude. Shows others his/her genitals. |
Wants to be nude in public
after parent consistently says “no” and disciplines child. |
Refuses to put on clothes.
Exposes self in public even after many scoldings. |
| Interest in urination and
defecation. |
Plays with feces.
Smears feces on walls or floor more than one time. Purposely urinates on floor outside of
toilet bowl. |
Repeatedly plays or smears
feces even after scoldings. Urinates on
furniture on purpose. |
| Touches/rubs own genitals
when diapers are being changed, when going to sleep, when tense, excited or afraid. |
Continues to touch/rub
genitals in public after being told "no". Rubs genitals on furniture or
other objects. |
Touches/rubs self to the
exclusion of normal childhood activities. Hurts own genitals by touching/
rubbing. Rubs genitals on people. |
| Plays house, may simulate all
the roles of mommy and daddy. |
Humping other children with clothes on. Imitates sexual behavior
with dolls/ stuffed toys. |
Humping naked.
Simulated or real intercourse with another child. Oral
sex. |
| Thinks other gender 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 abut having a girl/boy friend. |
Sex talk gets child in
trouble. Romanticizes all relationships. |
Talks about sex and sexual
acts habitually. Repeatedly in trouble in
regard to sexual talk. |
| Wants privacy when in
bathroom or changing cloths. |
Becomes very upset when
observed changing clothes. |
Aggressive or fearful in
demand for privacy. |
| Likes to hear and tell
“dirty” jokes. |
Keeps getting caught telling
“dirty” jokes. Makes sexual sounds,
e.g. sighs, moans. |
Still tells “dirty”
jokes even after exclusion from school and 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 and sexuality. |
Wants to play games with much
younger or older children related to sex and sexuality. |
Child or children force
others to play sexual games. |
| Draws genitals on human
fugres for artistic expression or because figure is being portrayed in the nude. |
Draws genitals on some nude
figures but not others, or on drawings of clothed people. Genitals disproportionate
to size of body. |
Genitals stand out as most
prominent feature of drawing. Drawing of intercourse, group sex. Sadism,
masochism shown. |
| Explores differences between
males and females, boys and girls. |
Continuous questions about or
confusion 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 of
opportunity to look at nude people. |
Stares/sneaks to stare at
nude people even after having seen many people nude. |
Asks people to take off their
clothes. Tries to forcibly undress people. |
| Looks at the genitals,
buttocks, breasts of others. Touches the "private parts" of familiar
adults and children. |
Touches or stares at the
genitals, buttocks, breasts of other children or adults, even after being told
"no." Asks others to touch him/her on these parts. |
Sneakily or forcibly touches
genitals, buttocks, breasts of others. Makes others allow his/her touching.
Tries to manipulate others into touching him/her. |
| Interest in touching
genitals, breasts, buttocks of other same-age child or have child touch his/hers. |
Continuously wants to touch
genitals, breasts, buttocks, of other children. Tries to engage in oral, anal,
vaginal sex. |
Manipulates or forces other
child to allow touching of genitals, breasts, buttocks. Forced or mutual oral, anal,
or vaginal sex. |
| * Erections. |
Continuous erections. |
Painful erections. |
| * Puts something in own
genitals or rectum one time for the physical sensation, curiosity or exploration. |
Puts something in own
genitals or rectum frequently or when it feels uncomfortable. Puts something in the
genitals or rectum of other child. |
Any coercion or force in
putting something in genitals or rectum of other child. Causing harm to own/others
genitals or rectum.. |
| Pretends to be opposite
gender. |
Wants to be opposite gender. |
Hates being own gender.
Hates own genitals. |
| Wants to compare genitals
with peer-aged friends. |
Wants to compare genitals
with much older or much younger people. |
Demands to see the genitals,
breasts, buttocks of others. |
| Kisses familiar adults and
children. Allows kisses by familiar adults and children. |
French kissing. Talks
in sexualized manner with others. Fearful of hugs and kisses by adults. Gets
upset with public displays of affection. Kisses unfamiliar adult or child. |
Overly familiar with
strangers. Talks/acts in a sexualized manner with unknown adults. Physical
contact with adult causes excessive agitation to child or adult. |
| Interest in breeding behavior
of animals. |
Touching genitals of animals. |
Sexual behaviors with
animals. |
