PLEASE HELP
2006-08-15 11:38:53 · 26 answers · asked by jess c 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
It is perfectly normal behavior. Tell your daughter that it is inapproprate, but don't punish her.
2006-08-15 11:42:44 · answer #1 · answered by kevin r 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's perfectly normal behavior for a 5yr old developmentally speaking.
Just as a baby/infant will realize that they have genitals and go to touch them when a diaper is taken off, or when suddenly naked. A young child may notice the sensation of clothing/objects against their genitals at play, and may try to re-enact the stimulation at times.
And these are children that have never witnessed sexual behavior of any type. Just ask her not to rub up on the chair, without making a big deal about it. It will should slack off till later years.
2006-08-15 12:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by cookiemnster73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is normal. Just becasue she's young doesn't mean that her nerves don't work correctly. She can tell what feels good and is able to replicate that feeling.
The important thing is to address it now, but to be gentle about it. I'd just tell her that you understand why she was doing what she was doing, but that it's just not something that's appropriate to do in the living room, on furniture, etc. Make sure you tell her that if she has questions, you're more than willing to answer them.
Make sure you make it really conversational. If you act like sex/sexuality is bad, embarrassing or scary, she'll grow up to think it is, too, and you'll lose any chance of her coming to you with future problems.
Just relax and don't worry. Try to talk with her as soon as possible and as casually as you can. Things will fall into place, I promise!
Hope that this has ben helpful to you... Good Luck!
2006-08-15 12:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by maryeforeman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk to her about what she did but don't throw it out like she did something wrong. The person who exposed her to such behavior, which I'm sure she would share also, should be disciplined. Please don't raise your child to think that sex is bad. But explain to her the age and maturity qualifications that should accompany sex. If you havent asked her anything about the incident please go and ask her because she may not see it as "humping the chair" . She probably was doing a dance from a scene in a movie. It may not be what you think. Go talk to your child alone, not with dad or other siblings.
2006-08-15 11:46:28 · answer #4 · answered by Niinnaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am a pre-school teacher and we come across this more often than people would think. We have all been trained to divert the childs attention to something other than "humping" an object. Some children are just curious and have realized that it feels good without knowing why or the cause. So dont fret, just try diverting her attention to something else. Good luck :-)
2006-08-15 11:45:41 · answer #5 · answered by LaLa444 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, she probably saw it on TV or a friend of her's probably saw it once, and her parents reacted badly to it so she went on and showed all her friends, which might of included your daugter and now you're daughter is doing it not knowing the real implications of what's she doing.
Tell her that if she keeps doing that the Mougomabando monster will knock on her window one night, and take her away to Mougo land where there are lots of wolves which like to eat 6 year old girls. I guarantee you she'll stop and NEVER do that again :)
2006-08-15 11:45:57 · answer #6 · answered by Joe_Floggs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's normal for a young child to be doing that. When we are young we do something and it feels good, we don't know that we shouldn't be doing that. Just tell her calmly that it's not appropriate to be doing that. But honestly all little children do it, it's perfectly normal, theres nothing to freak out about. Hope I've helped, good luck.
God bless.
2006-08-15 11:49:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be concerned about where she saw such a thing if she was in fact "humping" the furniture. Overt sexual behavior in small children can be a sign of something serious like abuse.
2006-08-15 11:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by sosickofred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alot of kids get sexually aroused at a young age. i read in a cosmo article about how alot of mothers found their children masturbating like sitting on a pillow or using toys on that area. They're confused but they have an idea what it is. Just the next time you see her doing it, call her name so she doesn't feel humiliated. Call her like you need her for something. It's normal, just don't freak out
2006-08-15 11:43:23 · answer #9 · answered by andthatshypocricy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have a talk with her about taking care of her "personal place". it may be worth taking her to the pediatrician and looking out for signs that someone else may have turned her on to the rubbing (which i know is an awful possibility, but better to be a touch paranoid in such cases). this might just be normal, a lot of little girls masterbate compulsively, its kind of an explorative behavior.
2006-08-15 11:44:16 · answer #10 · answered by Eos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask her not yell why she is doing this obviously she is acting out becuse something is wrong with her gentally tell her its not appropiate for a young girl to do such things but in the meantime get down to what is bothering her
2006-08-15 11:43:15 · answer #11 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋