Traffic Lights (Phone) - Sexual Behaviours of Children & Young People

The Traffic Lights® App helps adults to identify, understand and respond to children’s sexual behaviour.

The App is based on the Traffic Lights® framework used by child protection authorities around the world. It supports the development of healthy sexuality and protects young people from harm and abuse.

Traffic Light colours are used to describe whether a specific behaviour is normal or not. It follows a logical structure:

• Enter the child’s age, sex and type of behaviour
• Select a colour
• Review the attributes of behaviour associated with that colour
• Read on to understand the possible reasons for the behaviour and how to respond

Most sexual behaviours of children and young people are normal and healthy. However, please note that laws vary from place to place. Developmentally normal behaviour may not be legal in every jurisdiction.