Not a mom, but I don't think this is out of the realm of normal boy behavior. If they're doing it and then laughing hysterically about it, then I think they're just being kids. If it's more sinister, then well, it's more sinister.
Penises are private things, they can do whatever they want with them in private (by themselves in a bathroom / bedroom) but they can't play with them in public or with other people, even family members. And I agree with PP's, breezily shut it down.
Not a mom, but I don't think this is out of the realm of normal boy behavior. If they're doing it and then laughing hysterically about it, then I think they're just being kids. If it's more sinister, then well, it's more sinister.
absolute wild hysterics.
they are mostly dressed...except for the penises making an appearance over the waistband of their pj pants.
Post by sineadorebellion on Jul 22, 2014 10:22:03 GMT -5
LOL. I, uh. Huh.
We've had to talk with the girls about not touching each other's private parts when I caught them poking each others nipples in the bath and calling them squishy buttons
Um, yeah. I would shut that down. What if one of them did it with a friend and the friend's parents freaked out? And pressed charges or something. Child labeled for sex offender for life? Ugh. Boys.
Very common for little boys to use their penises as toys. Like ex-dh used to say "my penis was my very best friend since birth". I, too, had to tell the boys to keep their hands off their penises in public.
They never did the kissing thing, though. At least not in front of me. Guys I know have told me of "sword play" when they were kids--even older than your boys.
I would also breezily tell them to knock it off. Not in a harsh way, but like "hey. dudes. stop please and finish your dinner", etc.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Jack plays with his junk constantly and it drives me up the fucking wall. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF YOUR PENIS>
Girls do this too. Lu went through a phase at 3.5 that drove me nuts. We attempted to encourage a modicum of privacy but that backfired when she would loudly announce in front of company " I am going to the bathroom now so I can touch my vagina in privacy "
E is constantly touching herself. God it's annoying.
Definitely normal. My girls are very interested in their own and each others' vaginas. Last week in the bath DD1 asked me to take a close up pic of her so she could see better. (I didn't, of course. I offered her a mirror when she got out lol)
My friend's 4 year old DD figured out that if she put her vibrating toothbrush on her bottom, it "tickled". My friend almost passed out when she walked in on that.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Okay I am trying not to laugh here, but I can't help it. Totally normal boy behavior. I tell my boys penis' or is it peni, are for your touching only not each other. I hope they get it soon. My four year old was playing with himself and put a plastic lego hair head type things on the tip of his penis and was hysterical. I had to leave the room, you should have seen this little plastic wig on the tip of his penis and he was so proud, he kept saying I put hair on my penis. Ugh. I told my husband to deal with it. I hope it was not continued laughter, but as much as I hate to admit it, that was funny.
This seems relevant: while I was typing my last response Lucy came in our room and said "it's probably not a good idea to put a hair clip up your booty, right?"
Omg, she is hilarious. But I'm also not.ready. for this!
Definitely normal. My girls are very interested in their own and each others' vaginas. Last week in the bath DD1 asked me to take a close up pic of her so she could see better. (I didn't, of course. I offered her a mirror when she got out lol)
My friend's 4 year old DD figured out that if she put her vibrating toothbrush on her bottom, it "tickled". My friend almost passed out when she walked in on that.
O started grabbing his penis TWO MONTHS AGO. Yes. 7 months old and gleeful at every bath and diaper change. GLEEFUL. He still does it. Pretty much nonstop.