My son is 8 and he told me a few days ago that a while back (he says it was probably a year, but I can't be sure), that he asked to see a girl friend of his's private parts. That would mean that he was 7 and she was 3 at the time. He said they also touched each other's parts.
I know without a doubt that my son hasn't been sexually abused and I know in my heart that this was just normal kid curiosity.
I'm worried about telling the other mum and wonder if I should. I don't know what good it would do and I'm very afraid that if she doesn't take it as an innocent child thing that she will call somebody to report my son and put him through the ringer.
I told my son that it's normal for kids to be curious but he should never do it again because people's private parts are for them only. My husband and I have talked and neither of us is sure what to do.
We both know it was an innocent childhood thing, but I'm petrified of how the other child's parents will react. My son said he's never done that with anyone else. I don't want him shamed over this and depending on how the other mother reacts I don't want the other child to feel badly in any way either about what happened. The really tough part is that I can't even be sure when it happened because they've played together a lot over the last couple years.
I'm really torn on what to do right now.
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emmsmama · 28/02/2011 22:53
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