title: Childhood and adolescent sexuality.
abstract: Sexuality is an important aspect of the lives of all human beings, including children and adolescents. The clinician can provide important guidance to pediatric patients and their parents regarding the healthy development of sexuality. Counseling techniques are important, including the "helping skill" model, in which the clinician can state the problem, identify options for the patient, identify consequences of each option, help the patient make a plan, and develop a plan for check back and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Vermont Child Health Improvement Project, Arnold 5466, UHC Campus, One South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA. paula.duncan@vtmednet.org
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Rebecca R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011606:Psychosexual Development / Q000502:physiology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*