{"id":6723,"date":"2024-10-30T11:39:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/comportements-sexuels-problematiques\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:47:35","slug":"problematic-sexual-behaviours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/en\/understand\/problematic-sexual-behaviours\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<header class=\"header-primary-a section-block with-background orange-theme\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container container-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 offset-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title-1\">Sexual Behaviour Problems\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"drawing\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"text-standard section-block with-background beige-theme\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sexual behaviour problems are sexual in nature, exhibited by a child, and considered inappropriate based on their age and developmental level. These behaviours can be harmful to the child or to others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"text-standard section-block with-background purple-theme\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title title-2\">How to differentiate healthy sexual behaviour from problematic behaviour?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sexual exploration is a healthy behaviour that allows children to discover who they are, what they feel, and what they like. Behaviours are healthy when they occur between children of the same age group, provoke pleasant sensations and emotions, and meet a need for curiosity, exploration, and pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>Certain indicators help determine if a behaviour is problematic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Difference in age, size, or status<\/li>\n<li>Use of force, threats, or intimidation<\/li>\n<li>Adult sexual behaviours<\/li>\n<li>Physical pain or unpleasant emotions<\/li>\n<li>High frequency of the behaviours<\/li>\n<li>Persistence of the behaviours despite limits imposed by an adult<\/li>\n<li>The notion of secrecy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/nouvelles\/les-comportements-sexuels\/\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-tertiary\"\n\t\t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Consult our article to learn more about sexual behaviours in children<\/span><i class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"text-standard section-block with-background beige-theme\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title title-2\">Why does a child exhibit sexual behaviour problems?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perhaps because they\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feel curious about sexuality.<\/li>\n<li>Feel excited at the idea of trying something sexual they saw or heard about.<\/li>\n<li>Feel good when engaging in it.<\/li>\n<li>Feel proud because it makes others laugh.<\/li>\n<li>Feel stressed and the sexual behaviours help them relax.<\/li>\n<li>Feel angry and the sexual behaviours help them express themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Feel lonely and the sexual behaviours help them make contact with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"uxpertise-courses section-block purple-theme\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wave-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"wave hidden-mobile\" viewBox=\"0 0 1920 120\">\n\t<path d=\"M1920 120V41.4S1524.8 4.8 1265.2 2C919.9-1.6 724.1 96.1 378.9 83.8 230.4 78.6 0 41.4 0 41.4V120h1920Z\" \/>\n\t<path class=\"line\" d=\"M360.9 115.4C214 115.4 2.2 95.6 0 95.4v-1c2.4.2 235 21.9 381.7 19.8C560 111.7 700.3 84.9 836 59.1c128.3-24.4 261-49.7 427.9-55.7 64.8-2.3 138.5-3.2 212.4-3.2 219 0 440.7 7.6 443.7 7.7v1c-4-.1-399.6-13.7-656.1-4.5-166.9 6-299.5 31.2-427.7 55.7-135.8 25.9-276.1 52.6-454.5 55.1-6.7 0-13.7.1-20.8.1Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n<svg class=\"wave hidden-desktop\" viewBox=\"0 0 390 64\">\n\t<path 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col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"course-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title-4\">A child who:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3677\" src=\"https:\/\/marievincent.agencearobas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-main-bronze.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-main-bronze.png 150w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-main-bronze-80x107.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Touches their sexual parts when it is not a good time or place to do so.<\/li>\n<li>Touches the sexual parts of others, and this bothers or harms others.<\/li>\n<li>Asks others to touch their sexual parts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"course-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title-4\">A child who:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3662\" src=\"https:\/\/marievincent.agencearobas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-oeil-bleu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-oeil-bleu.png 268w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-oeil-bleu-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-oeil-bleu-186x104.png 186w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-oeil-bleu-206x115.png 206w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-oeil-bleu-238x133.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looks at the sexual parts of others, and this bothers or harms others.<\/li>\n<li>Forces others to look at their own sexual parts, or sexual images or movies.<\/li>\n<li>Observes others when they are naked while they do not know they are being watched.<\/li>\n<li>Takes photos or videos of their sexual parts or the sexual parts of others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"course-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title-4\">A child who:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3667\" src=\"https:\/\/marievincent.agencearobas.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-bouche-rose-claire.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-bouche-rose-claire.png 265w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-bouche-rose-claire-80x31.png 80w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-bouche-rose-claire-186x72.png 186w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-bouche-rose-claire-206x80.png 206w, https:\/\/marie-vincent.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/illustration-bouche-rose-claire-238x93.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Says sexual things that bother or harm others.<\/li>\n<li>Does not stop asking others to do sexual things even if they say &#8220;no&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Kisses like grown-ups who are in love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"text-cta-a section-block with-background beige-theme\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t<div class=\"wave-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"wave hidden-mobile\" viewBox=\"0 0 1920 120\">\n\t<path d=\"M1920 120V41.4S1524.8 4.8 1265.2 2C919.9-1.6 724.1 96.1 378.9 83.8 230.4 78.6 0 41.4 0 41.4V120h1920Z\" \/>\n\t<path class=\"line\" d=\"M360.9 115.4C214 115.4 2.2 95.6 0 95.4v-1c2.4.2 235 21.9 381.7 19.8C560 111.7 700.3 84.9 836 59.1c128.3-24.4 261-49.7 427.9-55.7 64.8-2.3 138.5-3.2 212.4-3.2 219 0 440.7 7.6 443.7 7.7v1c-4-.1-399.6-13.7-656.1-4.5-166.9 6-299.5 31.2-427.7 55.7-135.8 25.9-276.1 52.6-454.5 55.1-6.7 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