saw my daughter 7 1/2 playing doctor with her friends; should i say something?

Question

it was with 2 friends from down the street. they were sort of hiding in my backyard but was under my bedroom window. little girl was her age maybe 8 and little boy just had his 7 b/day in jan. i must confess that i watched the till they stop playing about 15mins. don't know what to do or if i should say anything to they mother?

Answer 1

it's normal curiousity, but you should talk to your daughter about it. don't make a big deal out of it. you might want to mention it to their mother, but that depends on how she'll react to it, if you can guess in advance. you could get an easy book from the library that explains how children grow. very matter-of-fact to answer questions and satisfy her curiousity. it's your call.

Answer 2

no don't say anything... or if you do just make normal convo... all kids do it.. its how we learn .... although if it gets to where the doc asks the patient to go outside while them and nurse can have a private consult then its time to cool their little jets... otherwise natural as birds and bees and abc's...

oh yeah tell the other parents though.... as they need to know that their young one is wanting to learn about the opposite sex so they can decide whether to have the talk about playing doctor... but do it in a way that emphasizes it was just play ...

Answer 3

It's natural for kids to want to explore their bodies and the differences between boys and girls, it's part of growing up. It sounds like its time to have the talk, with your girl , if in a simplified version. As far as the other kids ,....would you want to be told ? How ? What is your relationship with the parents ? What is the relationship they have with their kids? { if they're "overly religious or controlling" they might get severely punished. }

Answer 4

I'm confused about what the big deal is? Where they touching each other inappropriately or making each other swallow stuff?

Those things you would have to stop yes. But if it is obviously play and nobody is getting hurt what is the big deal?

Answer 5

First, you need to sit your child down and explain to your daughter that what she did was wrong and won't be tolerated. Why do you think they were hiding? They all know better and yes, you do need to let the parents know-but not in an accusing way. Your child is equally wrong.

Answer 6

Ask yourself this question, if it were one of the other children's parents that witnessed this, would you expect one of them to come to you and inform you? That is your answer. As a parent it is your responsibility to address this situation and have a talk with your child. This is the difficult part of parenting. You should of course tell the parents how they handle it is entirely up to them. Good luck and God bless****

Answer 7

were they doing anything inappropriate? If not, it OK to play doctor, nurse, patient, Kids play cowboys and indians, They play fireman and cops. Gee what else did I do when I was a kid. I built rockets, soap box cars. Helped friends built go-cart.......etc.

Answer 8

Its a relatively normal thing for kids to be experimenting with at that age but you should definitely explain to your daughter that its not acceptable behaviour as you certainly dont want it to become a frequent occurance.

Answer 9

Unless they were doing anything inappropriate, there is no need to get worked up. They are just kids, and making up games such as "doctor" is very amusing to them.

Answer 10

Depends on what they were doing... Theres a difference between harmless play and... uncalled for play... thats your call