My son just turned 7 and he has an obsession that I need help with.

Question

He has already started to play with himself. Every time I turn around he has his hand down his pants. Or his pants down to his knees. I'm not sure what to do about it. Is it normal? He will even do it in front of people and just put a blanket over himself. Any advice would be great.

Answer 1

It's just something kids do. He'll eventually learn to do it in private. He's just curious right now and it feels good to him. Whatever you do don't yell at him about this. Have talks with him but yelling at him can warp the way he thinks about s*x and could lead him to think it's wrong in some way.

Answer 2

He needs to know that, that is a private thing? I don't know what I would do, see a therapist, it's not like theres something wrong with him but maybe he will get embarrased enough about it. Yell @ him? I dont know just throwin' ideas out there.

Answer 3

My 3 year old always plays with it I think that it is just normal it's there and they want to touch it.

If you don't like it then do something that will distract him and take is mind off of that.

Other then that don't worry about it.

Answer 4

My son started at 2. Yes it is normal.Your son is old enough to talk to and explain that it is inappropriate any where, other than by himself and in his room. You might want to make a doctor appointment and make sure he does not have some form of rash or infection that is causing him to itch.

Answer 5

its normal all little boys do it and we keep it up all our lives haha. the whole doing it in front of people just proves hes not shy? just take him aside and tell him that hes not doing anything wrong but he should only do that kind of thing when hes alone. hes 7 he should be able to understand and determine that its not okay to do in front of others.

Answer 6

Show him an educational movie that shows him what happens when he touchs himself a lot.

Answer 7

Distract him when you see him doing this to himself. Don't scold him or punish him. Find something for him to do. Throw a ball in the back yard, find a book to read together, go for a walk, watch tv or a movie together. Just don't make a big deal out of it. If you need too, talk to his doctor about this. I'm sure his doctor can advise you on what to do.