Question 1:
Are children inherently sexual beings?

I don't feel that children are inherently sexual beings, but I do feel that they are inherently curious about sex (about their bodies and how they differ, etc . . . ). Children (or infants), when first born, have no opinion on sex; they have not yet been told or witnessed sex as a good or bad thing. It is only once their parents or peers talk to them about sex, that they formulate opinions about it. For instance, all children at a very young age begin to notice either that their bodies differ from those of the opposite sex. Parents, upon noticing this, will either let their children explore their bodies or else punish them and tell them it is a bad thing to do. This greatly influences children's views on sex.
I think that there are some people that do treat children as sexual beings because their innocence (virginity/purity) can be sexually alluring, as some adults might find it stimulating to be the first to rupture that purity and innocence or be in control of it.

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