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Objectives: As in other development areas, sexual development is an area of development that should be supported in children. Inadequacy of parents about sexual communication may cause children to acquire incorrect information from the social environment or social media. Thus, the present research aims to investigate the relationship between the attitudes of parents and the levels of sexual communication that they establish with their children. Material and Method: Of the descriptive research methods, the relational screening model was used in the study. The study group consists of 214 parents whose children attended a private preschool education institution in the city center of the Province of Gümüşhane, Turkey, in the 2020-2021 academic year. The study data were collected using the General Information Form, the Sexual Communication Scale for Parents, and the Parenting Attitude Scale-A. In the analysis of the data, t-test and correlation analyses were used. Results: In the study findings, there was a negative and weak relationship between the total score of the sexual communication scale and the democratic attitude sub-scale of the parenting attitude scale (r: -.446, p≤.05), a positive and moderate level relationship with repressive and authoritarian attitude sub-scale (r:.324, p≤05), and a weak, positive, and significant relationship with an overly tolerant attitude sub-scale (r:.203, p≤.05). Conclusion: As a result of the study, a moderately positive relationship was found between the attitudes of the parents and the communication language they used in sexual education. In this regard, it may be recommended to provide training by field experts to parents and educators for the sexual development of children.

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