My son won't stop playing with his p***s and it is interfering with potty training and every day life. Help!

Question

We've tried giving him personal time after baths but he still is pulling and wiggling himself at all hours of the day. Why, even at our cousins wedding, he was pulling down his underpants just to get at his new friend. And since he feels no modesty, he has been seen in the bathrooms of his preschool with all garments from the waist down off and pulling and wriggling his p***s. I've tried telling him it's for the private time only, but he won't listen. He has been seen at home and in the bathroom doing a dance with his pants off and watching himself wiggle his p***s. And since we are potty training him to stand up, every time he sees his little friend, he begins to play with it. He often will pee on his hand because he's so busy playing around with himself. I even wonder if it hurts him sometimes because he yanks on it so hard! I have no husband and no male figure around the house (I'm a single mom) so I don't know where he picked up this behavior. Help!

Answer 1

hes probably just curious. just keep explaining to him that its ok for him to explore himself, but its not ok for him to be doing this in public. its a phase that will hopefully pass soon! good luck!

Answer 2

He probably has just realized that it is there and is curios about it. Just  keep telling him that he can only touch it in private, if he does it in public, explain to him that it's not private time and  it's not polite.

Answer 3

It is very normal for him to be curious. He needs to know that it is okay to explore himself, but there is a place to do it and places NOT to do it. Hopefully the infatuation will go away soon. Good luck!

P.S. Perhaps grandpa could talk to him?

Answer 4

It is a phase my son did this till 4 yrs old.  We used to say hands up and keep him clothed