discovery of genitals...

[honey86]

i feel abit awkward even discussing it....

dd has just turned 4, is toilet trained in the day, and nearly ready for night training.
shes suddenly fascinated with her 'ninny' and has been playing with it whenever she has the opportunity... which i assumed is normal- self discovery and all that.

only shes noticed my older boys (7 and 5) have willies and has:

• been staring at them, showing her 'ninny' to them and swatting their bits..

• playing with herself in front of them.

tbf the boys dont react badly to it but they dont stop her either.
how do i tackle this? its not necessarily touching herself that im concerned with as i know thats just a normal part of growing up. its the way she does it so boldly and in front of others that i feel needs discouraging as its inappropriate.. especially around her brothers and now she due to start full time school.
how do i encourage her to be more private?

Well firstly you could make sure that they have cleverly covering clothes on most of the time. Jammies better than nighties etc. Then you can ask her to go to bathroom or her room if she wants to do exploring and not in front of others. If bath time is exploring time, maybe bath her separately to boys if you're not already doing this. Otherwise, it's all healthy and she'll probably grow out of the phase if you handle it coolly. Hope this helps.