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Parental Acceptance: Embracing LGBTQ+ Identities | Solh Wellness

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) individuals or the community. This idea has always existed but was considered taboo; it only recently came into existence as a result of some recent changes in the person's hormones or cognitive process. Due to this, many who once fit into this category felt threatened by their identity, therefore they suppressed it in order to conform to the social norms of the time.  They had the same right to happiness as everyone else and to conduct their lives as they saw fit. They had that chance since the LGBTQ community has become more prominent in society. The person still has a difficult time being accepted by their family and the wider community because of stigma and taboo. They worry that they will be disregarded or told to hide their "abnormality" from society. BEING ACCCEPTED BY HIS/HER FAMILY AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY It can be challenging for someone who identifies with the LGBTQ+ community to inform their

Role Of Parents In Child's Sexual Development | Solh Wellness

The foremost goal as parents is to take care of their child's overall health and development, that includes physical, emotional, and sexual. The World Health Organization emphasizes the importance of healthy sexual development to overall mental and physical well-being. Sexual Development or Sexual Health of children is considered to be important as well. Talking about Sexual health, education to promote it, thereby, remains a sensitive issue as well as a taboo in our society. Socialization of babies and children, especially sexual, should begin at home, where parents can have the opportunity to emphasize their most deeply held values regarding sexuality. From a very young age, children are exposed to messages about modesty, nudity and privacy. There are different responses displayed by infants, such as masturbation, displays of physical affection between parents, and the instructions that children receive about appropriate physical contact with others, which influences children ab