DD keeps touching herself

[kalex]

DD is 6, and for about a month keeps touching herself, in the front bottom area.

Have found myself saying "go to the toilet" coz that has normally been the problem. But, no she doesn't need!

At the park today with DP, DD and DS, and walked towards me doing this and I told her to stop it.

After she had gone, DP said that I did this all the time as I child, (we have grown up together since birth & my mum was his "childminder" in those days) He then laughed and said, I always wondered what you had got down there!!!

Is this normal behaviour! I have never noticed anybody elses child doing this! How do I get her to realise that it is not public behavoiur, when TBH I don't think she aware of doing it!!!

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it's difficult isn't it. you don't want her to do something that is socially unacceptable nor do you want her to feel bad about her body.
you could try, 'don't do that here' if you are out. if you are at home maybe 'go into your bedroom to do that'. both said pretty much matter-of-fact.

BUMP

My friends dd does it all the time she has done it for as long as I can remember.My friend has done everything she can to stop her I think she does it when she is bored,worried about something plus it feel good I suppose.My mum had a friend at her school when she was a child and she done it too so I guess it is common than you would think.

My dd aged just seven is often doing it too - I have noticed that it is usually when she is deep in thought, stood up, and trying to think how to ask me something (!!!) Maybe it's her equivalent of scratching her head!! I usually just ask "Do you need the toilet?" which is enough to stop her doing it - as you say kalex, she is not aware she is doing it.

I would say a) yes it is normal, and b)if you ask her if she needs the loo, and if not, then to refrain from touching herself there, she will eventually stop doing it.

I did it as a kid too - and I bet most other girls did at some stage!

When my DD was 6 she used to lie on the bed or the sofa on her tummy, rub herself and go quite pink in the face sometimes!! I ignored it in the bedroom but said that in front of other people wasn't right - she gre out of it eventually - I think it was a comfort thing