my sons 5 an already touching himself

i mean is this healthy i mean i dont think hes gettin a sexual feelin from it i think hes just doin it. PLLZZZ HELP ME i mean do i need to beat his ass or just overlook it . PLUS i have a 2 yr old boy who dose anything his big bro dose

 

If it's not sexual, then I suppose he is free to do what he wants. He is at an age where he is realizing things about himself. However it's obviously not appropriate say at the dinner table or standing at the bus stop- so some degree of discipline could be put in place.

But it's nothing to seriously worry other, if it becomes more obviously sexual then you should be a little more concerned.

That's all pretty subjective though, I am not trained in parenting so I may want an experts opinion. I have only been brought up in a large family so my experience is from being around young children and what have you.

Good luck!

 

Don't beat his ass for touching his penis. Just explain to him that thats what he uses it to pee with, and that people can't be touching it in public, much like how he cant just pee anywhere he pleases.

A five year old is smart enough to grasp that.

 

THXZ .I was raised 6 boys an me so i do remember hearing my bros touching but i was little so idk im jus worried

 

He's fine and this will happen again in about 8 years or less, and it will be waaaaaaay worse

 

ok i wont beat his ass i was jus sayin his my oldest lol i told his daddy(my bf) an he jus said leave him alone an i was like WTF

 

I do think there's room for a little bit of give and take. You don't want to just leave him be, you should just let him know that it's not polite to do it.

 

It is normal for both genders to touch themselves.

Do not tell him not to touch his penis. Instead teach him about privacy. It is ok to do so when and where.

Good lord, it feels good, why would he not touch his penis. A gentle reminder about when that is acceptable is a good thing. Hands off of his penis is a message that he is doing something wrong, he is not.

 

That's what I believe, privacy. There's a time and place.

But hell, even at a young age it's your body to do with how you wish I suppose.

 

k thxz u guys im sorta a nerdy parent but my boyfriend is like hippie of all hippies an thats how i want to raise my kids

 

You should beat the shit out of him, touching your dick is unnatural and dangerous.

What the fuck is wrong with you? Unless you let him watch porn to give him the idea, it's JUST FINE, and quite important in fact, to explore your body and be comfortable with it without someone making you feel wrong about it. Don't mess with him, walk in on him, or discourage/even talk to him about it. Leave him alone, If he's playing with himself in public, that's different and after several strikes might merit counseling.

 

yes, by all means, beat the living shit out of him and, ship his pervert ass off to a church bootcamp right away!

whatever you do, don't go apeshit over him playing with himself!

i have to agree with what others have said, on this matter in this thread.

we guys have our "stuff" just hanging right out there. it is, i would say, impossible not to touch it.
it is harder for you gals, since your "stuff" is mostly inside you all.

my suggestion would be, to educate him that, he owns his own body and, he can touch himself wherever he wants to.
also educate him, that no one have the right, to touch him without his consent and, he does not have the right to touch others, without their consent.
by all means, educate him to not touch himself in public.

i really have not anything more to say on this matter, except, that, this is how i handled the samething, with my niece and nephew. both of them are in their twenties now and, neither one of them turned into depraved perverts because, i let them touch themselves as childern.

 

Completely normal for little boys to touch themselves.

I watch 4 boys all day long (ages 4 to 11 months) and at one point I looked and saw every single one of them with their hands on their penis.

Some kids do it as a comfort thing, some realize it feels good.

Either way, I try to tell them that it is something they do at home or in private.

 

Totally normal. In fact, he would be abnormal if he didn't.

 

Everybody above got it right save for the banned idiot. All I can add is the weight of yet another person agreeing that it's normal and that he needs a bit of direction in when it's ok and when it's not acceptable. I've raised 7 sons, I've been through this a few times before.

 

^ Jeebuz!! How did you manage?!

Mad props!

 

HA! In Stages, First adopted three brothers, got them raised, then adopted two brothers, got them raised and now the final two brothers with the youngest at 17. And I am worn out but it was a great fun life. And all the little goofs at one time or another would walk around "adjusting" themselves.

 

Wow! That's awesome! If my husband and I can't have any more kids, I would like to adopt. It seems like a totally self-less thing to do.
Still, that's a lot of work!
And yeah, they always "adjust" themselves! lol

 

you shouldn't be beating his ass for anything, cept in self defense. tell him to do that in private.

 

I think it's perfectly normal. It's just a child becoming aquainted with his body. My nephew isn't even two but he does it as well. Have a sense of humor about it.