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6 yr old boy touching self
My 6.5 year old son has developed a habit of touching his penis area
through his pants or PJs. We've tried to explain to him that its not polite behaviour and should be done in private. I'm concerned that he is having a hard time breaking this habit and will be ridiculed at school and in any case is indeed not polite... I've gotten him new underware and talked to him about this but to no avail. When asked he says it itches or just that he needs to. I have no reason to believe he has a urinary tract infection or any other medical problem. Any ideas on how to get him to stop this habit ? Thanks! |
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6 yr old boy touching self
Hi - First, it MAY itch. Bathe him carefully and make SURE his crotch is completely dry before putting on underpants. If he still wets at night, have him rinse off in the morning (again, drying thoroughly before dressing). THen just give him something else to do with his hands. Teach him to twiddle his finger, for example, or thumb wrestle with him. My experience has been that a child who develops one such habit will be able to break it, but will soon develop another. (We have one child now who's hand is always in his hair ...) So redirect the hands to an acceptable habit and let him keep that one for good. Just my thoughts, --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. |
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(Jennifer) wrote: (S.S.) wrote in message . com... My 6.5 year old son has developed a habit of touching his penis area through his pants or PJs. My friend's nearly five year old habitually has one thumb in his mouth and the other hand down his trousers. Sometimes when he's tired, or watching TV, or feeling slightly insecure, or thinking hard about something. So, very often. It's a long seated habit, not a sudden itch. His mum spoke to me today about it, she is starting to feel she should put a stop to it, and her husband feels very strongly that they should and is getting confrontational with the boy. The nearly two year old brother has started to notice and find it fascinating. I like the suggestion of finding an alternative habit to distract him, though since he already thumb-sucks I'm not sure if that will help. Are there any other pointers as to how to tackle it? cheers Jennifer With my brother, my mother would hand him things that took two hands to do, until he was a little older (this started about the time he could walk). As he got older, she taught him that touching your own genitals was a private activity -- not something other people wanted to watch. There was no need for confrontation or fighting -- when he was old enough to understand, she'd just gently remind him that if he needed to touch himself, he needed to go to his bedroom. He was fine with that. (Of course, as I think I've mentioned before, when he was around 2, she taught him to respond to anyone asking him WHAT HE WAS DOING with, "I'm masturbating." Managed to get some astonishing responses from some rather prune-faced types . . .) -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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