2006-06-16 06:43:47 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Tell him if he doesn't stop you're going to make him start wearing a diaper if he wants to act like an immature baby.
2006-06-16 06:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by fun_guy_otown 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are a few approaches that you can use that may work provided that they are the right option for your child.
1) Overalls, suspenders and one-piece wear may be a good deterant. The problem may be that if they are enough to deter him then they may also be enough to make him have problems using the restroom.
2) Corporal punishment is something that you can try though if you do I would recommend sitting him down and saying that this is very serious and if he does it again he is going to get a spanking. That way he is warned and able to be responsible for curbing his own behavior.
3) Scare Tactic / Information session. Technically what your son is doing constitutes sexual harassment. While most schools won't categorize it as such some schools do. I don't necessarily agree with this assessment but one option is to sit him down and explain that what he is doing is against the law and talk about what that means. Be sure to be completely factual so that it is not actually a manipulative scare tactic but that the truth may concern him enough to change his behavior.
2006-06-16 08:32:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my son was 5 he tried this with a little girl who was his best friend. He saw something about sex on Kids Discovery channel of all things, but had NO idea what sex was, just that it involved being naked.
I first found out WHY he did it, which really helped because I was able to approach the situation from his perspective.
I read him the book Where Did I Come From by Peter Mayle which tells all about reproduction and sex in terms a child can understand. It has illustrations and explanations but is not graphic, like pornography. It was recommended by a child counselor who specializes in working with young victims of sexual abuse. It is not about abuse, but is straight forward without being threatening.
I stopped DURING the book several times to point out that the people in the pictures were ADULTS who looked happy. I explained that it is not an activity that is OK for children or for people who don't want to. It is not something for two children, or an adult and a child. It is not ok for one person to try to force another person to do.
We also talked about how this was a topic for him to discuss with me or his Daddy or with Grandma and Grandpa, but it might make other people uncomfortable. I told him that many parents may not want to tell their kids about it yet, so he shouldn't go around talking aboout it with other children.
He was embarrassed about what he'd done, and thought he was "Bad". So we also discussed that sex and curiousity are not bad, but he needs to ask us when he has questions so that he doesn't upset other people.
He has NEVER tried it again, and does not talk about sex with other people, but sometimes asks me questions which I answer honestly but simply.
This is how I handled it, but we are a pretty open family when it comes to many issues, because we find it especially effective with our now 6 year old son.
2006-06-16 22:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by shrubs_like_pretzles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
explain that this is not the right way to behave at school or anywhere else, for that matter. i would also implement some sort of consequence system if it happens again, such as taking away preferred toys or television programs.
this is slightly concerning behavior. has this child ever seen pornography or anything that would give him the notion that it's okay to flash people?
2006-06-16 06:52:36 · answer #4 · answered by irish_3078 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him it is inappropriate to show off whats down there or that the girl does not like to see that. Tell him it will get him in trouble or that people wont like him if he does it. That's natural...my brother didn't stop till he was like 8!
2006-06-20 09:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first of all sit him down and have a talk with him ( a man to man if there a dad around)
I would some kind of punishment like taking away something fun if he does it again
he is at the age where he knows there a diffent and he just wants to show his diffents off,
2006-06-16 09:44:15 · answer #6 · answered by craig_pumphrey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is a six year old boy; they are different. It is considered a normal part of self-discovery. Offer him a question and answer session where you explain how uncomfortable his actions are for you. Speak with his teacher about the situation. It is considered part of child development.
2006-06-16 10:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would talk to the school and give them options as to how far you will allow them to punish him. If that doesn't work then grounding and not playing is a good deterant even at that age.
2006-06-17 06:01:29 · answer #8 · answered by Rick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what the your school is doing, but at my son's school, we would be called immediately and he would be punished with loosing recess privileges, etc. The school and you as parents need to nip this. I would warn him about lost privileges and if it happens again - follow through. Good Luck.
2006-06-16 08:54:52 · answer #9 · answered by luveeduvee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ask him why he feels the need to do this? Maybe all you need to do is talk him out of it. Tell him its not appropiate to do this and he will get kicked out of school. If I was the little girls mother, I would have him sent to another school. If none of this works, whoop his @ss.
2006-06-20 01:35:07 · answer #10 · answered by Zina V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋