" There are probably a host of reasons a child would act out sexually ... "
I believe both Molly and Fran indicated one of the purest : CURIOSITY ! On Apr 9, 11:49 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps it does matter. Boys and men tend to be more sexually > aggressive than girls and women, though in the adult range of that > aspect, more women are beginning to come out of the timidity closet, > which pleases me to no end. Or it did back when I was still able. > > Nor does a child acting out sexually necessarily indicate a sexual > violation or abuse has taken place. It may simply be a lack of love > in the home that causes that acting out -- though a lack of love can > certainly be considered abuse. Or it could also be a vivid > imagination. There are probably a host of reasons a child would act > out sexually, just as there are a host of reasons children act out in > many other ways. > > As to whether that acting out would justify a response, well, in > today's emotional and irrational mindset many have regarding the > issue, I'd have to say there would be no justified response because it > would do no more than to place the child in the emotional chains of > shame, guilt and despair. But I can conceive of a much healthier > environment where it would possibly be permissible to respond in > kind. It just doesn't exist at this time. > > On Apr 9, 11:03 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > boy or girl, does it matter? children who act out sexually do so > > because they have been violated in this way. But as a question of > > morality, would their approach justify any response to it?- Hide quoted > > text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
