There are of course exceptions, however, when you may need to seek help for children aged up to 8 years. As a parent, you just need to take pause and stop looking or judging behaviour through ‘adult eyes’. Such behaviours usually mean nothing about sexual orientation, but are rather an expression of simple curiosity. Some classical behaviours can make a parent ask: ‘Is my child gay or lesbian?’ For example, a boy dresses up in his mother’s shoes or your child engaging in same gender sexual play such as ‘playing doctors’.