Hello everyone, looking for advice from you wise women again, as you never let me down!
My partner and I have recently introduced our children to each other. I have a six year old girl and she has a five year old boy. They get on brilliantly and we feel very lucky that they get on so well.
Although now we are a little worried that they are getting a little too close.
When do you start worrying about step kids being inappropriate and what do you do about it? They are constantly all over each other. (It’s very mutual neither one is more ‘in charge’ or anything) They are always Cuddling, wrestling, kissing on the cheek. They constantly want to get naked and be all over each other and it just seems to be getting a bit much. I don’t want to sound like a prude but I worry it’s getting inappropriate or at least it will do. Every time they see each other now things seem to escalate and we are having to separate them quite a lot. I find myself unable to fully explain to them why as it is mostly innocent of course but still.. we can’t just ignore it! Or can we? Argh I just don’t know this is new territory!!
For context my girlfriend and I (both women) are not overly affectionate in front of them and they’ve not seen anything they shouldn’t have.
Any advice? We’ve both read them the “my body is my own” book all about keeping you safe and keeping your body to yourself (which is excellent by the way) but that seems to go right out of their heads when they are together.
Thank you in advance.
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Flamingo1980 · 23/10/2019 06:55
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