Positive Atttude Towards Sexuality By Parents Benefits Child's Comfort With Sexuality

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In the Archives of Sexuality, research has shown that a positive attitude toward sexuality can be beneficial for a child's comfort with his/her sexuality. As well, such comfort is not impaired by sleeping in the parents' bed or by exposure to nudity.

Thus, sleeping with the parents will not harm children, nor will early exposure to nudity.

What will traumatize children may be a negative attitude towards sexuality through their childhood. Therefore, negativity displayed by parents towards sexuality (be it homosexual or heterosexual behavior) may impair a child's comfort with sexuality.

This confirms advice governed by common sense that it's best not to make a big fuss about inappropriate displays of sexuality.