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So my two year old humps....

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her lovey A LOT! Our daycare provider recently mentioned she does it during the day sometimes and she does it at bedtime almost every night.  I want her to have a healthy attitude about her body but geez......I'm not sure what to say or do about it, anyone else?
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Re: So my two year old humps....

  • Mom2ToddlerMom2Toddler
    OMG-- my DD just got done doing that with her bee pillow pet.  I was sitting here in the chair thinking Girl you are full of craziness today.  Not even 10 minutes ago she was running around with all my panties on her head and now this.  I guess it is just a kid thing. 
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  • regenabregenab member

    I did a lot of reading on this a couple of months back because over the summer I watched my BFF's daughters and her 3 year old did this. She did it a lot, I mean a lot, pretty much anytime she was not actively playing or doing a craft or project, she was laying on the floor humping her blanket. From what I read it is completely normal. Some kids just do this, most it starts at about 3, especially with girls because they are starting to hold their bladders and flex their pelvic wall muscles so they just get into doing this. For most children it will just stop because they grow out of it, especially as they become more active or are in preschool because they keep them busy most of the day.

    From what I read if they continue to do this when they are say 4 years old or older you can talk to them and teach them about doing this in private in their own room and not in front of people because they can understand the concept of privacy at that age. I was a little worried about in the late summer because she was doing this so much that my girls were really starting to stop and watch her and they say younger children that do this usually see another child doing it first (say 18 month to 2 1/2 years old). But my girls never started doing it. Not that I would have a problem if they did, but I didn't want them doing this because they were copying her. If they start doing this because they discover it on their own, then I will just wait it out.

    Maybe you can ask your daycare provider if she notices that she does this at certain times, like out of boredom and may your DCP can give her an activity to do at this time. Now the 3 year old I watch always did while she was trying to fall asleep for nap and she does it at home at bedtime, so not much you can do about that.

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  • calicoastcalicoast member
    I asked my pedi about this, because my daughter had a tendency to hump too. and like you i don't want her to have a negative concept of, you know, normal stuff....so... the pediatrician said its totally normal and that to encourage her to do it in private ..etc...- so i've been saying that- do that in your room at your own time and not in front of people. lol. So yeah, she hasn't been doing it too much lately so I don't know if it worked or she's just getting over it. :)
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  • momtoRaegan041008momtoRaegan041008 member
    My daughter use to do this every time we put her in her highchair.  She hasn't been in a highchair for almost a year now, but it was every time and my husband would get so mad cause she wouldn't eat.  Then when people would come over they would be like, what's wrong with her.  I just ignored it because I didn't know what to say.  It's natural and they are just learning about their bodies.  She doesn't do it a lot anymore, but when she feels the need to touch herself I try and let her know that she needs to go in her bedroom if she wants to do that.  I'm not sure what else to say and I don't want to discourage her and tell her it's gross or something. 

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