您的计划可能不是一个孩子被观察到表现出性行为挑战的地方。家庭可能会观察到家中的行为或在家之外的另一个地方。家庭可能不会意识到性行为是一个问题，或者他们确实认识到它作为一个问题，他们可能不确定如何干预。

If families or primary caregivers have not witnessed a child’s sexual behavior challenges in the home or other settings, their contact with your program may be the first time they are alerted to the behavior. If a child’s behavior in your program is not consistent with what they’ve experienced at home, it may be difficult information to hear. Primary caregivers or families may have a difficult time accepting that the behavior occurred, they may feel embarrassed or upset, they may feel defensive of their child or they may choose to withdrawal their child from the program.

It’s impossible to predict how a family may react to such information, therefore, it’s important to remember that not all conversations will go as anticipated. Read about some of the common responses that families may have to a sexual behavior challenge.

“这并没有发生。我的孩子不会这样做。”Sexual behavior challenges may not also occur in front of a primary caregiver or other adults, instead, it may be disclosed by another child. In situations like this, it may be especially difficult for families to believe the behavior occurred. If a child denies the behavior, it’s important to keep an open mind about the possibility that the behavior occurred and take it seriously.

照顾者反应:Thank you for coming in to speak with us. We understand your concern that Alex is being accused of something that she didn’t do, and we appreciate your perspective on the situation. We did not observe the behavior, however another child in the program shared that Alex touched their private parts. We spoke with Alex and the other child to get a clear understanding of what happened and reminded them both about safe and unsafe touches. We understand this is a difficult topic but can assure you that sexual behaviors are not uncommon in children. Let’s come up with a plan together on how to best support Alex in the program.

“这并不是那么重要：人们过度反应.”Remember that not all families will view sexual development and behaviors in the same way. It’s possible that families may not consider a certain behavior as an issue or concerning. In situations like this, discussions focused on the continuum of sexual behavior development may be helpful to use to guide the discussion.

照顾者反应：谢谢你来与我们交谈。感谢您对局面的看法以及我们如何共同努力支持德文。我们明白，性行为难以谈论，而性行为在儿童和青年中也不少见。一些性行为对于儿童来说是常见的体验和展示，而其他人则不那么常见或有问题。这些行为是否涉及真正取决于孩子的年龄，发展，行为的频率，行为的意图，对他人的影响，以及孩子响应重定向。如果您有兴趣了解不同发展阶段的性开发和行为的更多信yabo电子游艺息，请告诉我们，我们很乐意为您提供信息。

“If people find out there will be a record with CPS or the police.”法律要求与儿童合作的专业人士报告涉嫌虐待儿童虐待或忽视。并非所有表现出性行为挑战的孩子都被滥用，但对于一些儿童而言，有些孩子的性行为挑战可能会提醒护理人员或教育者潜在滥用，并要求儿童保护服务或警察报告。主要护理人员或家庭可能会担心他们孩子的可能性与CPS或警方有关，以便对某些家庭感到担忧。

照顾者反应: Thank you for taking the time to come in and speak with us today. We understand your concern that your child might have a record with CPS or the police, let’s talk through what happened so that we are all on the same page and so that we can work together to support Jadah. As a child care staff member, it is true that we are required to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect. However, sexual behaviors are not uncommon in children and youth and they show sexual behaviors for a lot of different reasons. Some children that show sexual behaviors have been abused, however just because a child shows a sexual behavior it does not mean that we suspect abuse and will file a report.

“My child is going to become a sex offender.”当孩子展示性行为挑战时，父母可能会担心他们的孩子和他们的未来。请记住，性行为挑战是常见的，并且可能经常被纠正。然而，这可能是一种恐惧，它穿过一个不熟悉性行为发展的主要护理人的心灵及其在幼儿早期的频率。

照顾者反应: Thank you for coming in today to talk and your willingness to share your concerns and fears with us. Sexual behaviors can be difficult to understand and talk about it and we can understand your fear of what these types of behaviors mean for your child and their future. Sexual behaviors are not uncommon in childhood, and sexual behavior problems are quite responsive to treatment. In fact, children that receive treatment for sexual behavior problems rarely commit sexual offenses as adults. Let’s talk through some of the sexual behavior challenges that we are observing so that we can work together to best support Collin.