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Visual sexual arousal

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OneToThree · 07/10/2013 21:31

Me and ds have just had a music channel on and he started crying.
He said when he sees ladies wearing a bra or not much clothes it makes his willy and bum hurt a bit and feel a bit funny (his words). He is 6 years old.

I was a bit taken aback and told him as you get older your body and feelings change as you get older.

Is this normal for a 6 year old to have sexual feelings from something visual.

He will happily sit on the sofa and play with it which is fine I know a lot of boys do this at any age. It's the visual stimulus that is making me think that it's a bit odd.

I was really pleased that he felt comfortable enough to tell me.

Anybody had similar with their ds?

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Fairylea · 09/10/2013 10:05

No nudity around kids after the age of 3!?

Who comes up with this rubbish.

I have two dc and one is 10 years old and I've never thought twice about getting dressed in front of them if we are in the middle of a chat or whatever. It's no big deal. I think it's much worse if you create a drama out of it, shutting them out of rooms and whatever else.

My dd is just now beginning to want her own privacy, we all respect that and don't barge in on her and she's stopped barging in on us.

It's fine. Dc do let you know what they're comfortable with.

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