ABSTRACT
Early childhood sexuality forms the background against which all sexual development will occur. Despite its significance, it remains a controversial area of research that has yet to receive proper attention. Specifically, there is very little research on sexuality education in early childhood. Sexuality education in elementary school has received more attention (see Best, 1983; Renold, 2005; Robinson, 2013; Thorne, 1993) and the research concerning adolescence is too broad to be covered here (to name just a few, see Eder, 1995; Fingerson, 2006; García, 2009; 2012; Martin, 1996; Pascoe, 2007). However, this literature has yet to extend to early childhood because researchers in this area face numerous challenges, all centered on the sensitive nature of the subject.
