Ok, maybe he's not, but he's 2.5 and once he sees a woman with a tank top or a skirt he goes touching their skin (chest mostly) and rubbing their legs. Even little girls in the Mcd's playroom.
He also has an obsession with nipples, I don't let him touch mine, but he always tries and he tries to touch other women's boobs. He even asks men (like my husband and my dad) to take off their shirt and he wants to see their nipples and rub his tummy on their tummy. We hug and kiss him A LOT and I breastfed for 1.5 yrs. It's kind of funny, but embarassing some times. Does anyone else have such a sensual child?
BTW he never with anyone else, he's only with me and my hubby together so if anyone is going to suggest foul play by some adult don't bother.
2006-09-15 04:31:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Yes my son seems to always want to open my shirt too, and he is 2.5 also!
He will say thats your boobies??? and when we are laying in the bed he will ligt up mine or his dads shirt ( to chow our tumies) and he will put his tummy on our tummy, he loves this... I was wondering about this also! hmmm...
Cant wait to see some of the postings!
2006-09-15 04:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by crystald 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi sr, this is not so unusual, really. Some children are incredibly inquisitive and explorative. I'd go with what one of your other answerers said and just have a talk to him in very basic terms. It will be best if you do this with you and your husband together so that your little boy knows this is coming from both of you. Otherwise he might think he can do certain things if only Daddy's around even though you told him he couldn't. You know what kids are like, right? Just set some limits in a simple way and he will go along with it. He's at the age where he is getting used to being told what he can and cannot do so he should take it on board quite well -- especially when he sees you are of one accord.
BTW I read your bio: good luck with your pregnancy! I hope it's all going fine and you'll soon have another lovely, healthy baby:))
Lenky.
2006-09-15 04:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by Lenky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought my cousin was the only child like that, he would rub our neck and top part of the chest when he was sitting on our lap or we were holding him. He would always rub the material of our bras (It was only close family that he would do that to). I can remember him doing it from the time he was 10 months, till he was almost 4. We asked him why he did it and he said that it was because we each had a "feeling" and a "smell" and it made him feel happy. The doctor said it was just the closeness to us and it was nothing to worry about.
We just let him be and he just stopped doing it one day.
2006-09-15 04:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by Mystical 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did this for a long time too. It really helped when I sat her down and we had the 'private places' talk. She said that the skin feels soft and wondered how daddy's hair on his legs was soft too. she also asked why she and daddy didn't have boobs. And why she didn't have nipples. (That's when I showed her she does) It was at this age also that I first found her touching her own 'private places' ( that was a hard talk ) All it amounted to was curiosity. Once I answered her questions it slowly stopped.
2006-09-15 04:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by arl21amber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your son is just a very curious kid who likes to touch things. Kids that age do not know about nor do they have the desire to know or relate to things in a sexual manners. You are putting adult references onto a toddler's behavior. Maybe you should get your son a doll and explain to him about body parts and then explain to him how other people may not wish to be touched by him. Tell him it is ok to be curious about the differences in other people because everyone is different but don't touch. Tell him he can touch the doll all he wants. It just sounds like he is trying to compare himself with others around him and why they are different. Normal curiosity. Not a bad thing unless you make it out to be bad.
2006-09-15 04:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by Perri L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my son was that age he had this thing about feeling my bare legs in the summer when I would not always wear hose with a dress. If I did not shave my legs right away and I had stuble he was curious as to why it felt that way. It did bother me to have him touch my that way and I told him to stop and I said the it was wrong. I would remind him from time to time and he got over it or at least he stopped doing it.
2006-09-15 04:41:02 · answer #6 · answered by memorris900 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he is just noticing the diffrence between men and women and is kind of fascinated wow look girls have these and guys dont kind of thing.Now is the time to teach him about privacy and personal space.Some things we may want to do make others uncomfortable and we should not do it.It sounds like your off to a good start by not letting him touch yours your teaching him about boundaries.So good luck.I do not think he is a perv Yet he is a touchy feely little guy though.Haha
2006-09-15 04:53:45 · answer #7 · answered by butterflyspy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok first he's not a perv...he's a little boy...he see's something different from his own body so naturally he begins to get curious...touching feeling looking...my son still asks about boobs and other body parts...he's just curious.. but also explain why he can't touch them..
2006-09-15 04:41:45 · answer #8 · answered by mouseymom24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's probably not a perv. It sounds like he still looking to be breast feed. And then the touching is most likely for affection.
2006-09-15 04:40:56 · answer #9 · answered by amish_renegade 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably just curious, just remind him when he does something like that out in public that it's not something we do in public and that if he wants to explore his own body it's fine, but he can't do that to people in public
2006-09-15 05:51:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋