Erica - posted on 06/24/2011 ( 1 mom has responded )
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I know kids are curious and are gunna explore their body. My son will be 2 in Sept and we are potty training(his doing not mine) so a diaper is out of the question.. Here lately he ALWAYS has his hand "there". I have tried explaining to him that its attached and not goin anywhere. Do you ladies have anything that worked with your kids
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Kelly - posted on 06/24/2011
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Boys will be boys. At birth, 2, 20 or 80, they all have a fascination with their penis. It doesn't go away, ever. One of the worst things to do is to refer to it as "there", "thing" or something that makes him feel dirty or badly about it. Let him know that it's his penis and that it's never okay for anyone else to touch it (other than you/daddy when bathing/cleaning and his doctor *in your presence*). The worst thing to do is create shame about his private areas. (I have a horror story about my cousins step-daughter who was beaten and molested, but her biological father received zero punishment because she was too embarrassed by her "stuff" to tell the jury enough for them to convict.)
The only thing that worked for my kids was every time I caught one of them touching themselves, I asked them not to do that in my presence. Boys will play with themselves regardless of what you say/do. The key is that they don't become ashamed of themselves in the process. I laid down ground rules. Not okay in the living room, outside, in the kitchen, etc... But give him an okay place. He'll explore when he's in the bath, or using the potty and that should be okay. Every boy does this, it's completely normal.
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