My toddler humps her stuffed animals all the time?

Question

my daugther is almost three and has been doing this since she was very little. I have spoken with her doctor about it, but she seems to think it is very normal and she will grow out of it. I am getting more worried though, because she is going to start preschool this fall, and I don't know what the reaction will be. If I say "no" she will stop and she responds well to redirection. But I still catch her doing this about 5-6 times a day. How can I get her to stop?

Answer 1

take her toys away and say if ur going to do that im taking it away!  thats way too much for her to be doing that per day.  i thought u meant only once.

Answer 2

wow thats a tough one!! but i think her preschool teacher would have seen it all before, its probably just a faze

Answer 3

Just tell her that isn't something we do in front of people and she should go to her room if she wants to do that.

Answer 4

Like your doctor said, this is normal and she will grow out of it. Think about it, it feels good and we all like things that feel good. She just doesn't have the knowledge and modesty yet to realize she shouldn't do this in the presence of others.

However, I agree that this behavior isn't approriate at school. That is why, you should try a different approach than telling her no. If you can help her understand that is something you do in private, it will prevent her doing this while at school. Good luck!

Answer 5

mabye u should try better displine skills than just sayin stop..........i mean u may not believe in whipping your children,i dont but sometimes a parent must do wat they have to do.Mabye you should check her surrondings like sexual content around her.

Answer 6

No, this is not normal. This is a sign your daughter is being sexually malested by somebody or visially seeing somebody having s*x. Girls tend to play out what they see with thier toys. You need to immedietly talk to her about "good" touches and "bad" touches. Then asked her if anybody ever touched her in the places you discribed and who. If your having problems communitcating to her in this way maybe you should call child servises and tell them you are suspisous that something bad happen to your daughter and explain why. They have ways to talking to children to draw out the truth. This could be a one time experience she is silently reliving over and over again in her head or something that is reaccuring in her life right now. TAKE ACTION RIGHT NOW! This is coming from somebody that was sexually violated as a child. Me.

Answer 7

oh boy wait till shes in junior high

Answer 8

Just when you catch her doing it take the animal away hold it behind your back or something and explain to you daughter that she can not do it. then give the animal back if she does it again within a day that you give it back take it away for a day and then give it back.   hope i could help

Answer 9

I wouldn't worry, there really is nothing wrong with it but I know it can be depressing to see kids of that age exhibit sexual behavior. My brother started talking about his unit all the time from the time he was 5. It really bugged the c**p out of me.

Answer 10

Don't worry so much about this, it's totally normal :-)

She'll eventually grow out of it, and it works if you don't make a big deal out of it, just try to distract her when she's doing that.  :-)

Answer 11

My two year old has been doing the same for about 9 months now.  It simply feels nice to "get cozy" with her stuffed friends. Don't be concerned she will outgrow this.  Just don't make a big deal about it.  Re-direct her attention to something else.  Don't make her feel guily, or that she is doing something wrong.  My older daughter and neice both did this and they did outgrow it.  Try to ignore it.

Answer 12

I used to do this at about age 4, 5.   I was sexually molested by my step brother.

Sexual behaviour by young girls constant and of that nature.....is not normal in my opinion.

Answer 13

Hmm...skin irritations?

Answer 14

where did he get it from take the animals n put them up 4 awhile

Answer 15

lol get her a d***o that is a foot long and that will teach her a lesson..j/p but i think she will be very sexual when she grows up

Answer 16

my boy would lay on his stomach and hold his hands down there and rock back and forwth then after that i was informed by his dad that he had been touched in day care that he never told me about but he did end up growing out of it i didnt say anything to him when he started i would just get him interested so have activities ready to help re direct. I wouldnt say no or dont do that i would just get her to be interested in something else. and she will eventually stop

Answer 17

dont worry its normal. I use to be a preschool teacher and i use to see things like this all the time. She's not going to stop just by u tellin her but she will grow out of it