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    Stopping bad habits.

    This is a little embarassing, but my 5 year old had recently begun...putting his hands in his pants to..well...hold onto himself...He does this all the time..in public, at school How can I get him to STOP this???? My husband just laughs and says boys will be boys...but I'm so mortified by this behavior.

    kris
    ~Mom of 5, married to an ID doc
    ~A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
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    HA! I hear you on this one, Kris! My son's kindergarten teacher even asked me a few weeks back if he had a rash or something because he is always messing with himself. I was mortified! We were already constantly reminding him about it. We did share with him that his teacher had noticed.....and it doesn't seem to be as much of a problem now.

    Just keep reminding him.....tell him people don't like to see that. We made Joel go to the restroom for a while every time we observed that behavior, even if he said that he didn't have to go. That may have helped him get a little control.

    On the whole, I think Thomas is probably right in that this is just one of those "boy" things.

    Sally
    Wife of an OB/Gyn, mom to three boys, middle school choir teacher.

    "I don't know when Dad will be home."

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    • #3
      I'm hoping I'll be laughing someday too...but I'm not laughing now....I'm so grossed out!!!!!

      kris
      ~Mom of 5, married to an ID doc
      ~A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

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        Nice to know my 3 yr-old kid isn't the only one doing this. I try not to get too worked up about it although it is embarrassing. One time I asked him, "Hey, Daniel, what's going on down there?" to which he answered, "Nothing, mom, I'm just making my peepee big." Like, duh, ma.

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          Our three year old daughter does this. She is ALWAYS doing it. I usually tell her to stop it and go put some underwear on. (she is going through a no-clothing phase this winter) I guess if she had underwear on she wouldn't be so tempted to play....

          Kristen

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