I have 2 boys, one is 5 yo and the other 2 yo. Until I had my eldest, I didn't realise how young it is when boy become obsessed with their penis!! My 5yo, spends pretty much the whole of his time with his hands down his pants, usually down the front but he does like to mix it up now and again and scratch his bum for a bit, before back round to the front. I feel like I spend my whole time asking him to take his hands out.
I don't want to tell him it's wrong, or naughty or that he shouldn't touch himself, but I don't know how to explain to a 5 yo, when he's too young to really understand more than "this feels nice", why he can't actually spend most of his day with his hands down his pants. I am hoping I'm not the only one who has this struggle and would love some ideas of ways to explain to him why I am asking him to stop it.
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Mums of boys, what is correct penis etiquette?
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SleepsAMyth · 23/09/2016 20:46
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