Author Question: You are watching TV with your five-year-old son and he begins masturbating. How would the authors of ... (Read 94 times)

D2AR0N · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

You are watching TV with your five-year-old son and he begins masturbating. How would the authors of your book suggest that you respond to this?

A) Scold him and tell him to go to his room.
B) Contact his pediatrician.
C) Let him know that you understand that it's pleasurable. If he doesn't figure it out on his own, let him know that this is best to do that in the privacy of his own room.
D) Tell him calmly that it's unacceptable behavior and that nice boys don't do it.

Question 2

Masturbation _________

A) is not generally observed in children until after puberty.
B) is more common in adolescents who later report difficulties in sexual functioning.
C) has been observed in elementary-school-aged girls, but not in elementary school boys.
D) is common observed in early childhood.