Hi mums! Sensitive Question coming up!
I have recently found my 6.5 year old daughter touching herself ( or in her case rubbing her dolls head against herself) I don’t really have an idea how to go about it besides telling her it’s normal to explore our body but she is too young to be doing it. I know it is non sexual and she is just doing it because it ‘feels good’ But I just don’t feel right with it. Is she too young? Is this normal? How has other parents handled this please?
I’ll also add that my daughter has not been interfered with or seen my husband I.
Thank you kindly
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Both of my kids worked out very young that if they touch their private area in a certain way it feels good. it is very normal- I just explain to my kids that it is something you do in your room alone not in the rest of the house or outside. I've also explained to them that they are the only ones allowed to touch themselves there unless Mummy, Daddy or a doctor needs to touch it for a medical reason. If I see them doing it out of their rooms I tell them to stop or go to their room - not once have they gone to their rooms to keep going and they do it less and less over time.
Very normal but I’m surprised it’s taken this long for her to do or for you to notice that she does it. I have told all my children when they have don’t it that it needs to be done alone and in the privacy of their own bedroom and to wash their hands.no point making a big thing out of something that normal and natural
She’s not too young, even toddlers do it. Just teach her it’s for private only. Go into any kindy program and watch the kids, about a 3rd of the kids can’t help themselves. That’s why teachers often encourage kids to put there hands on there knees or old there own hand. It’s to stop kids playing with themselves.
This is super normal. Just tell her to do it in her room.
As a mum of boys, it's as normal as breathing, even for much younger kids. Just try to encourage good hygiene, and for her to do it in private.
My daughter started this when she was about 3.....she’s 4 now and I still occasionally find her doing it. I just distract her with something else and she forgets about it pretty quickly. But I agree with all the other posts - normal behaviour learning about their bodies