My 3 yo is obsessed with skin contact

Cytina

He's at DC all day and his teachers tell me he loves to touch their arms and say "I like your arm."  Then at night when I'm with him (usually his dad is at work), he loves to lift his shirt and my shirt up and touch bellies - or touch his belly to my arm, etc.  He just has this thing with skin contact.  It doesn't bother me or anything, I just thinks it's... um... interesting?  He doesn't do that to his dad or any men for that matter.  I joke that he's a perverted old man trapped in a 3 yo body!  Anyone else have a kid like that?

 BTW - I'm never around anymore b/c of work, so thanks for letting me pop in and bother you! 

KathrynMD

DD is super touchy at the end of the day, not necessarily skin contact, but she's very touchy and likes to put my hand on her face (LOL) or hold my hand.  She's not like that w/ DH at all. 

cecee36

My daughter isn't "obsessed" but when it comes to being in close proximity or being "all over us", she definitely can't get enough.  It's been this way since the day she was born and my husband blames it on all of the skin-to-skin contact we were encouraged to try during our stay in the hospital.  I think he may have a point!

BallSox

There are some kids who are just into the tactile experience.  In my class of three/four year olds, each year there is at least one.  They like to rub arms and legs of people and often don't realize they are doing it.  If it becomes obsessive or inappropriate, you can have a talk about respecting everyone's bodies, but it's really not a big deal most of the time.  They usually grow out of it.