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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Little boys grabbing themselves
J was doing this the other day in the bathtub. He was grabbing himself so hard that his face was turning red, it kind of looked like he was hurting himself. I didn't want to laugh, or tell him no, so I just handed him a toy, and he happily played with that instead.
You ladies that have LO's slightly older than mine... what do you do? Just let them go ahead unless it is an inappopriate time/place? I feel like a voyeur sitting there with him while he is doing that which is why I handed him a toy. I am also assuming he would stop if he were hurting himself so there is no need for me to jump in.
Any guidance would be appreciated. I know this is a silly question. But TIA!
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Re: Little boys grabbing themselves
I don't think this is just a boy problem b/c Bug "scratches" herself in the tub. She leaves marks sometimes. I try to distract her, but it's just something she's going to do. I think it's perfectly normal; she's discovering herself.
PS: I wasn't judging you yesterday. The undie story just reminded me of something my DH would do on a daily basis.
Haha I know. I am perfectly confident and comfortable with my level of cleanliness and personal hygeine.
Mine isn't much older than yours, but we sort of laugh and acknowledge it and tell him to be careful with his penis!
I think when he does it out in public or something, we'll have to explain that that isn't appropriate, but for now, we don't do much about it.
Braydon 1.23.09
The whole inside out deal totally reminded me of a time when we were in college. I went over to his apartment to do my laundry & asked if he had anything to throw in (I knew for a fact he had dirty clothes). He informed me he just flipped his boxers inside out to get another day of wear out of them. I puked in my mouth a little. Needless to say, this is something we quickly changed when we got married.
And I wear my cotton panties inside out all the time. I don't realize it until I'm already at school. I feel weird taking my panties off (even to flip them) in an elementary school!
Mason pulls on it so hard sometimes I feel like he is going to rip it right off, but he touches himself quite frequently. He is perfectly content to put one hand down his pants for an entire day and not use it. We normally just pull his hand out and distract him, but even at night he has his hand down his diaper. I thought maybe something was bothering it, but no rash or infection.
I didnt think he would start this for another 12 years, at least.
DS really likes playing with his penis ... in the same way that he loves poking his fingers in his belly button, sticking his finger in his nose, and playing with his toes
Right now they are at a stage of discovery - learning all the parts they have. I agree it is a bit odd to watch - and I often cringe thinking he must be hurting himself, but at this point, it is all normal.