Year 2 girl asking my son about his willy

[greengiraffe]

My son (year 2) has told me that the girl who sits next to him has been asking him questions about his willy - how big is it, what does it look like, etc. He says he doesn't like these conversations and has been avoiding answering her.

I told him that nobody is allowed to ask him personal questions like that and he is right to tell her to mind her own business, and to tell me about it.

I think I should make the teacher aware of this
little girl's questions - do you think this is the right thing to do? How do I word it without looking like a ranting paranoid parent? I do realise she may just be curious and that I may not have got the whole story from my son.

Just tell the teacher and make her aware of it. Tell your soon to tell the girl to mhob!

Son

Agree with valium, just tell the teacher in a non confrontational way.

You could ask her whether they're covering personal privacy and respect in PSHE lessons, might be a good time to bring the subject up.

It might be worth having a word with the teacher. She is probably just curious but the teacher could talk to the whole class about how they should react if somebody finds something uncomfortable? Or she could have a quiet word with the girl or her parents and say that it's better to ask a grown up about this kind of thing because other children might find it embarrassing.

You could give him a good sentence/few phrases to say back as well, like:

I don't want to talk about it.
Please stop asking me. I don't want to tell you.
I don't like talking about this. Please stop.
Why don't you ask your mum or dad about that.
My mummy says that willies are private. Private means some people don't like to talk about it.

I will speak to his teacher tomorrow. I already told DS some things to say along those lines.

I am actually a teacher myself, that's why I don't want to look like one of 'those' parents!

Why do people insist on talking about "those parents"? So unhelpful and makes every reader worry about what it is that teachers think make someone "those parents". What do you mean by that term?

OP, your DS is being made uncomfortable by something another child is saying. Why don't you simply mention this to his teacher in a matter f fact, non-confrontational way? Am sure that after one or two circle time discussions about personal privacy (if not done already) all will be fine. Why make this into something about what kind of parent you, or anyone else, is?