Is 11 years old to early for a girl to start masterbating?

Question

Is 11 years old to early for a girl to start masterbating?

Answer 1

no it is not to early. i am 12 and my mother says that if it feels good then it is okay. trust me!!!

Answer 2

I think that is your call, it's the body God gave you.

There's nothing physically unhealthy about it, in fact, it's supposed to be a natural healthy practice that the body does to fulfill more than a sexual appetite. It releases stress, helps prevent insomnia, etc.

There's no right or wrong time to start. It seems like you would find the inclination to start something like that when it's necessary. Sorda like sneezing, or farting, or taking a c**p.

I don't think you even need to talk to "Mommy" about it if you don't feel like it. I think that some of these dried out two dollar bills need to fullfill their mothering needs, so they picked you cause you're "a helpless child in need of guidence".

Answer 3

No. I am 24 years old, and have been masturbating for 22 years.....yes, since I was 2!! Its perfectly healthy as long as the kid is aware that there is an appropriate time and place to do it.

Answer 4

uhhh it shouldn't be. that seems like just the right age. i think i started to late. it was sometime around 8th grade so i dont know how old i was.  

Answer 5

i dont think so...thats about the age i started! and mind you, nobody needs to know about it, so dont feel obligated to tell anybody!

Answer 6

Personally, I don't think 11 is too young.  That's about the age I started.  Just make sure that she has the information she needs to educate her on s*x.  Children become very curious about this topic, and the more you keep it from them, the more they want to know.  It's hard to accept that our babies are growing up, no?  Best of luck to you!

Answer 7

It is different for everyone.

If you feel as though you're ready then you are.

Answer 8

h**l no.  Why would it be?!

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Answer 9

this is perfectly normal. children start masturbating at a very young age,  but as long as you teach her about privacy everything should be fine.

good luck!

Answer 10

No,no,no. I started when I was 5. Accidently. lol!!!! Hard to explain. But really its not bad, its just you....you know doing that. Just cause you wouldn't tell anyone that you do that, doesn't mean its bad.

Answer 11

When I was 4 or 5 my Grandmother found me with a pillow between my legs...she got on to me & said "nice girls don't do that"- and so then I seemed to be worried that when I hid & did it(duh b/c it felt good-but I had no clue why) that I could possibly grow a p***s!  :)  I didn't know why boys & girls were different at that time as I was still innocent. Well I've been married 20 years & have had a healthy s*x life, so I don't suppose "starting early" hurt me any. Don't let people give you a complex about it. That is more harmful than anything.

Answer 12

physcially no..

but i wouldnt like to think say if i had a daughter.. that 11 she was doing that..

i think it opens them up to thinkin about s*x..

if you get me

Answer 13

This has to be one of the harder questions i've seen.

I think the fact that 2 year olds rub up against the edge of the bed or sofa for pleasure (one of my daughters did one still hasn't) without understanding the sexual side of it is different from an 11 year old as they talk about s*x at school and get talked about by others at school as to what they know about s*x. At this age they realise that masturbation is something to do with what they will be doing with boys later. I think parents need to be involved in the s*x education of their children and make sure they understand the repurcussions of their actions. I actually have an 11 year old daughter so I'm extremely interested in this question and its answers. I would hate to think that my daughter knows about sexual enjoyment at eleven years of age & gets pregnant because of it. We all know that good masturbation doesn't beat a bad root & i'm sure kids relise this too.

11 years may not be too early but she needs to know a whole lot of stuff that goes with it.

Cheers

Answer 14

No why-if it were s*x definitley yes but you're never too young to m********e-its actually healthy for you.

Answer 15

This is so wrong, there are some sickos around here girly, dont subject yourself to this kind of talk on here, you are far too young for this sort of talk. what would your mum say? I have a child one year younger than you and I would go absolutely balistic if I knew he was doing something like this. Go play with your dolls and come back in ten years.

Answer 16

nope not at all some childern start masterbating at even the toddler age. they don't know what thier doing they just know it feels good

its not wrong its not going to hurt anything. it relieves stress and helps the person understand thier body

Answer 17

No its not too early. Im 13 and the first time i did it (cant remember the age but..) i thought i was going to get pregnat. I would check my belly everyday. lol. i never told my mom though

Answer 18

If you are really 11, I wonder why your parents let you connect on internet  alone...

Ask a nurse at your school or a doctor  for these kind of questions, instead of talking to people you don't even know here... That's my advice...

Answer 19

never to early to start but i would be concerned as to what is going on with them for it to start doing it. sometime it can be a sign of abuse

Good luck  

Answer 20

if you feel like doing it ,  you go ahead and m********e,  hope you enjoy it  sunshine

YIPIEEEE

Answer 21

As an adult I would have too say that each person comes into their  sexuality at many different times and or ages. Whether it is 10 or even 20. The 11 yr old is self exploring and it should be kept to their self what they do behind closed doors. asking questions like this could be asking for trouble in an open forum like this. Please be careful with reference too this. As too your question you  or that person should have no guilt, nor should guilt be placed upon them. We humans are animals.  Intelligent animals but we do have the same urges and tendency's as any other animal.

Over doing it tends too have signs of other problems.  

Answer 22

No, it isn't.. it is a form of self discovery. Of course there needs to conversations with Mommy.  Conversation should be based on what, where, when as to being appropriate.

Answer 23

if she is doing it then no she is not to young

how are you going to stop her doing something she likes

if you are worried about it buy her a pair of boxing gloves

Answer 24

I think it is too young to start masturbating if the person isn't able to spell the word correctly.

Answer 25

No, you can do it whenever you want to.  It's all about your relationship to your own body and nobody can tell you when you can or can't.  A lot of girls start around that age.  That is when all the hormones that will begin puberty start kicking in, so you will feel more sexual feelings starting around that age.  Some girls start masturbating earlier, though, just as a means of relieving stress or just because it's fun! :)

"We all know that good masturbation doesn't beat a bad root"

Oh, I totally disagree.  Good masturbation can't be beat by anything, and I've had some amazing s*x before.  Still can't beat how perfect it can be all by yourself if you're really good at it.  ;)  I don't think there's any reason to believe that an 11-year-old girl's masturbation will lead to earlier sexual experiences with partners.  

Different girls will have different views on when they want to have s*x, and WHY they want to have s*x.  Very, very few young girls want to have s*x for the physical pleasure of it.  I think they intuitively know that teenage boys don't know what they're doing yet and make crummy s*x partners!  In my experience, based on what my friends told me when they started having s*x, they did it because they wanted to feel wanted and accepted by the boy they liked, not because they had any expectation of sexual pleasure.  Some did it because they didn't know they could say no.  Some did it because they had bad family lives and wanted to feel loved by somebody.  None of them did it because masturbation made them into o****m-seeking missiles!

I started masturbating with the specific aim of producing an o****m when I was six years old, but I chose not to have intercourse until I was 22 years old.  I didn't even kiss a boy until I was 15, and my sexual experiences in high school were pretty benign - definitely nothing that could get me pregnant.  In large part, I chose to be sexually conservative BECAUSE I knew so much about my body, and because I knew how to relieve my sexual tension with masturbation.  Sexuality became so familiar and normal to me that I was able to think about it objectively and plan to not have intercourse until I knew I was ready to face all possible consequences of that action.

Masturbation is GOOD for kids, in many, many ways.  I think understanding one's own body at a young age can only make one smarter about s*x, not more eager for it.

Answer 26

Personally i think that at 11years old your bodys going through the change and its completley natural if you feel you want to explore your body.It does mean that you are thinking about s*x however it doesnt mean that you want to have s*x. Or that you WILL have s*x. If you feel ready, and its what you want to do, go ahead.

Answer 27

... Why is a 11 year old having sexual feelings ...

When I was 11 I didn't know about masterbation and I don't really know about it now.. I think it's yucky :P

PS: Thumbs me down! I know you will!  

Answer 28

Probably the typical age to start.  But children can m********e from birth, as soon as they find out how good it feels.  If they don't start sooner, they usually do by the time puberty starts, due to the pressure from hormones.  All normal and healthy.

Answer 29

It is very healthy to explore your own body. Besides it feeling good, and helping you learn what you like, it also means you know what normal is for you, so if you notice anything different, you can go the the doctor and be able to explain what's different.

Answer 30

any age is

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Answer 31

masturbation to it's real meaning starts at around age 5 so 11 really is late! many boys play with themselves and a lot of girls will push up against the side of lounges or other furnature and it's all just figuring out why things feel certain ways. I was 11 when i started actual masturbation for sexual pleasure and because i knew i could please myself, i didn't need a boy to do it and i stayed away from s*x longer than all my friends.