I caught my seven year old (he'll be 8 in December) puching his private area. In shock i asked " why are u doing that"?
He replied " it's stiff mommy and it won't stop"
As black as I am a i turned totally red and ran to my room screaming, lol
Apparently my little one is getting erections, and not just in the morning or when he's cold.
Is he getting excited somehow? how do I discuss this with him, dad is not a regular in our lives? Please help
2006-10-16 07:48:42 · 10 answers · asked by Jazz 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Wow, whatever book you get to help you out with this, please send it to John H as well. This boy is so far off base it hurts.
If literary resources don't help you feel comfortable discussing this with him, get an older male, uncle, grandfather, etc. to discuss this with him. It is perfectly normal, even at his age. It is not sexual, it is just his human biology "testing out the system". Obviously he does not understand what is going on, and someone should help him to understand.
This does not mean the full blown sex talk, just give him enough to help him to understand what is going on with his body and that it is completely normal. Someone should also explain to him the proper protocol for dealing with these things, both in public and in private.
2006-10-16 12:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by zdrgnslyr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's never too early to start talking to your children about sexual matters. Openness, even with young children, will show that sex is an acceptable topic of conversation. Teach your child that you are available to discuss sexual issues, and establish a comfort level — for both of you — with the topic.
Don't feel like you have to include everything in one big discussion. Instead, talk about questions and behaviors as they occur.
Between the ages of 18 months to 3 years, children begin to learn about their own bodies. Teach your child the proper names for sex organs. Otherwise, he or she might get the idea that something is wrong with these parts of the body.
By the age of 3 or 4, children are ready to know that boys and girls have different genitals. To satisfy their normal curiosity about each other's sex organs, children may play "doctor" or matter-of-factly take turns examining each other.
Between the ages of 5 and 7, children become more aware of their gender. At this stage because children can pick up faulty information about sex and reproduction, it may be best to ask what your child knows about a particular topic before you start explaining it.
Teach them about your expectations and values.
2006-10-16 14:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best thing is to be honest and approach it from a clinical standpoint. Get some age-appropriate educational materials from the library or online, and most importantly, let him know that its perfectly normal but only to do it in private. The worst thing you can do is to make him feel shame; that'll mess him up.
And doing it that young is OK. I've been doing it since second grade for cryin out loud.
2006-10-16 14:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you just really need to be honest with him and explain to him that he's growing up and his body is changing and soon he will be a young man. Find some books about it that might provide some more information for him.
You shouldn't have been shocked/embarassed it's perfectly normal and you should send the right message to him that what he's going through is normal and it's ok to touch himself in private.
2006-10-16 14:51:44 · answer #4 · answered by shae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just need to explain it to him on his level of thinking. Explain that it is completely normal that he is having these erections. Explain what causes an erections. (Blood filling into this penis). Tell him it is NO a good idea to harm his penis. Because that could damage it. Boys have erections even younger than 7 or 8.
2006-10-16 15:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by Dwayne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the best you can do is explain that it is normal. Give him a kiddie version of the birds and the bees. Try not to laugh, you want him to feel comfortable coming to you for any other problems especially a he gets older. I
I dont think he is getting excited, I think woodies just happen to boys
2006-10-16 15:07:36 · answer #6 · answered by jnine30 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
at his age, he just needs to go pee. It gets hard from holding that liquid too. A sexual hard on, it fills with blood. That's why guys joke about passing out from a hardon, cause "it's so big they black out from a lack of blood to the brain".
2006-10-16 15:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its normal... boys do it in the uterus.... let a man talk to him about it.
2006-10-16 14:54:03 · answer #8 · answered by Hillary Dillary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be proud he has got a head start
2006-10-16 14:54:47 · answer #9 · answered by delsg1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow
2006-10-16 14:51:15 · answer #10 · answered by babalu2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋