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A. Tina Coffelt, N. Loreen Olson, No More Birds and Bees: A Process Approach to Parent-Child Sexual Communication, Communication Yearbook, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 207–240, https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2014.11679163
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Abstract
In this chapter, we present conjoined models of parent-child sexual communication. These models rely on communication privacy management theory to show how sexual information is contained within individual privacy boundaries and shared when a question is asked. Information is revealed in little bits and pieces over the course of a child’s development. Privacy boundary permeability opens, and the circumference of privacy boundaries expands over time. During a specific interaction, parents and children regulate how much information they share. These models apply to parent-child relationships where sexual communication is accomplished, recognizing that many parents and children never or rarely talk about sex.