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Children's conceptions of birth and sexuality
Author(s) -
Bernstein Anne C.,
Cowan Philip A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219811403
Subject(s) - human sexuality , psychology , developmental psychology , piaget's theory of cognitive development , cognitive development , gender studies , sociology , cognition , neuroscience
“If daddy put his egg in you, I must be a chicken,” three‐year‐old Seth told his mother. “To get a baby, you go to the store and buy a duck,” explained four‐year‐old Susan. Children's ideas about sex and birth are not for the birds; however, they follow a Piagetian developmental sequence.
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