at what age do kids start to be curious about masturbation? is 5 too young? should i be concerned?

Question

i dont know if its masturbating or not oh and i have a five year old girl

Answer 1

I just read alot of these answers no dont be alrmed, Kids are very curious especially boys from the time they are babies, because when they star as babies thir hands move alot, they touch alot of things even their weewee or peepee, and they know how it feels it feels the same to them as it does us, I have a friend who her daughter is 3 and she takes vibrating toys and puts them on her pee pee its normal they are just curious does not mean they have been molested or anything like that, like my friends daughter she puts the toy their and it feels good to her its a sensation we all get they are only human just like us no matter how old they are also my brother is a doctor I called him and asked no dont be alrmed the only time you should become alarmed is if they touch themselves and cry alot or they have reddness or they look like they have been messed with please check with your baby doctor I am sure your son is fine it is natural and normal please dont be scared because I read half of these answers to you and that would have scared me... Glad I could come and answer this for you well take care and no worries, Everything will be fine.. Hope I helped, Tina

Answer 2

When you take a baby's diaper off the baby will feel a draft where there is normally no draft. It's a new sensation and they check it out. They quickly discover touching the genitals creates a pleasurable sensation. Before long, when the diaper comes off, the hand will frequently go back to that pleasure.

I believe it was Phil Donahue's book The Human Animal that discussed this as well as many other seemingly sexual traits babies and children learn at an early age.

Answer 3

well self stimulation of pleasurable body parts starts even before birth . masturbation for a boy i am sure you know can not really happen until the boy is much older. right now he is finding what he is doing with that thing as much fun as he is sucking his thumb. and the same goes for girls . if you find the child is doing that and you don't wish him to just put some different clothes on the child that make such an activity difficult . really talking about it telling the girl or boy its bad will result in what i call memory burn
the moment will be burnt into there memory for life . the understanding of what it was all about will not just the moment so just go the route of using different clothes and when that is not possible very understated suggestions or directions to do some thing else . \
i hope this was of some help to you and your family.

Answer 4

No, children CAN have their first orgasm at six months. Children are naturally curious about sex, after all that's how they were made. Don't punish her, that will teach her that sexual things are BAD and shameful or anything like that because that will stick with her, even when she is older and you don't want her afraid to come to you about sexual stuff espically in her teens.
Tell her that if she feels the need to touch herself, she needs to do it in private it's not nice to do it like when your watching television in the living room. Tell her that it's a personal and private thing and only her, mommy (and or daddy) and the doctor are allowed to touch her in her "swimsuit" area. At 4 years of age children begin to show awareness of the differences between boys and girls. Its a developmental fact... and not unusual! It is important to speak with your child about it, and see if she has any questions. Try to answer honestly, but as simply as you can. OR if you have moral or religous beliefs about this sort of behavior explain those to her without judgement. Inless she starts doing it in front of or to other people (like at school or daycare) I wouldn't be too concerned.

Answer 5

My oldest son is very private, so I don't know when he first masterbated, although at 5 he was checking out the little girl next door showing her his and she hers. We told them it was inappropriate, not punishing them, just saying it was bad manners, and not to do it again. My middle son touched himself in front of others at 3. I told him it was ok, but it was a private thing and if he wanted to touch himself do it when he is in the privacy of his room. His younger brother was shocked because he didn't have those feelings until he was older. I asked the youngest why he enjoyed the car bumps when we rode over the railroad tracks and he said because "You know it feels good down there." I explained that's how his brother felt so he'd understand. The boys are now 21, 18 and 15 and they laugh at the memories of their first sexual feelings. I remember all 3 of my boys used to scream in delight saying it tickeled whenever we used to hit a bump in the car. Maybe this is one of the reasons so many guys like roller coasters?

Answer 6

I think most kids start to be curious when they discover they've got genitals (my son was around 2 years old). It's natural to be curious; it's a parent's job to teach children that while it's normal and natural, there are situations where it is not acceptable.

Answer 7

...yes 5 is too young.
Usually around 10 - 13 is when they get curious

I would be concerned that the child has been exposed to something sexual.

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if the child is touching themselves, yes that is normal, that is normal from a very young age... but to actually be curious about "masterbation", that is odd.

Answer 8

a child first learns that touching themselves feels good when they are first born...i dont think you should be concerned as it is a natural thing...but just talk to her about doing that sort of thing in private.
it seems that in society it is more "acceptable" for men to masturbate but as soon as girls do it it is looked upon wrong dont discourage her because then she will think that she is discusting and feel bad for making herself feel good

Answer 9

You should have a sit down with him..ask him what he knows about the issue..give him some responsible feedback.With children these days..it seems like they know about Everything!!
I know it's a bit early to even think of..good luck!

Answer 10

A 5 year old is probably not mastubating, just exploring. It's nothing to worry about.