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Do your boys do this constantly??? For awhile I kept asking, "Do you need to go pee? Do you need the potty? Does your *bleep* hurt? Is it ok??? Is it itchy? Do you need a bath? "
This has gone on for about a year (he's 4.5) or maybe longer. He seems to always have his hand on it (on the outside of his clothing, not inside..). Finally, a few weeks ago, I asked him: "Ok, Matthew, why are you always grabbing your *bleep*?" He told me, "It's growing! It's getting BIG!"
OMG I think I will stop asking about it!!!! My mother says their fascination with it never ends...
This must be a boy thing?????
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I have 5 boys and a grandson, and only one has had this fasination!! My 3 yr old is totally obsessed with it!!! I cannot get him to leave it alone either and the more you tell him to, the worse it gets!! If you figure out how to deal with this, let me know!
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I have 2 boys and my youngest (will be 4 in March) sounds just like your son. I always ask "do you have to go to the bathroom?" and he says "no" and then I'll say "Then stop touching it". My son only started this after he was potty trained - my mom tried to tell me it was because "it" felt different now that it was free moving instead of squished in his diaper. Try not to worry too much!
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My cousins son had this issue when he was around 4 one day we were having a family get together and I asked him if he had to go pee, well he told me no my penis just itches! I think I turned about 20 shades of red!
My oldest son never did it, and I am getting ready to potty train my youngest so we shall see.
On a third note the one daycare child I have who will be 4 in April loves to put his hands there roll over and start humping. I have been telling him its okay in the privacy of your room (nap time) but not in front of everyone any other suggestions? It really creeps me out!
As for the oringal post hopefully this is something he will soon outgrow and wont be doing in school!
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Tell him if he touches it too much it might fall off! lol
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Originally Posted by momof2boys
I have been telling him its okay in the privacy of your room (nap time) but not in front of everyone any other suggestions? It really creeps me out!
As for the oringal post hopefully this is something he will soon outgrow and wont be doing in school!
I think this a good tactic. Some things we only do in private. He's old enough now to talk about 'private parts' and to understand that we only touch or show private parts in certain places. We used the same strategy when my 4-5 yr old would pick his nose. "If you need to do that - go do it in private. I don't want to see it." It at least limits the activity to the bathroom or bedroom.
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Ds was constantly touches his, but more than usual. It was itching, and it was from the pullups he wore at night - a special antifungal cream was prescribed, but it really did no good. I, also tell him it's for privacy in his room only.
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My youngest ds does this!! He is doing it less now, he just turned 5, but it still happens quite a bit. I am hoping that this is something he will outgrow!
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It's a boy thing!!!LOL My oldest used to do this. I asked all the usual questions and I swear I got the exact same answer you did!!!!! I explained what the word private means and that those are private parts and you don't touch them in front of people...yadda yadda yadda....
and no, the facination really never does end!
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LOL!!! My son has the same issue. He's almost 4 and he is always touching his "pee-pee". I think its just because its there. I started making him go to that bathroom whenever he does it so he gets the idea that I think he has to pee when he touches it. He's stopped a little but I don't really worry about it too much. I don't want him growing up thinking he needs to be ashamed of his body but I do want him to know that sometimes its not ok to touch certain body parts in front of people. Most of the time I just tell him (in a firm, but nice way) to stop it. Sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn't. It honestly doesn't bother me that much anymore.