Child’s Gender

                           Boys               Girls
 
 

Mothers responses to
Child’s masturbation
 
 

Ignore it                    30%                23%

Told "do it                  18%                11%
In private"

Punish it                     6%                  4%

Told child it                 9%                 25%
Is harmful

Discussed morality            5%                 14%

Approved                      4%                   1%