Parenting tips linked by federal site describe children as 'sexual beings'

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Children are "sexual beings" who shouldn't be discouraged from touching themselves unless it gets out of hand, according to parenting guidelines linked from a federal health website. The site also says teenagers may "experiment" sexually with members of the same sex regardless of whether they are gay or straight. The guidelines have drawn criticism from the conservative Family Research Council, which says the language rests on some "discredited" concepts about children. "The fact that children are aware of their bodies and they touch their bodies ... does not mean that they are 'sexual beings,'" said Peter Sprigg, the council's senior fellow for policy studies. He said the claim provides "the philosophical foundation for pedophilia."

source: Article < Parenting Tips Linked by Federal Site Describe Children as 'Sexual Beings' >; www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/24/parenting-tips-linked-by-federal-site-describe-children-as-sexual-beings/; FoxNews.com; 24 August 2011