I'd have to agree that boys are strange creatures at this age! My 9 yr. old has the normal boy fixation with the boy parts. It is normal for them to be curious about their own bodies and about bodies of the opposite sex.
Sometimes kids this age need more info about their bodies and sex (real info, not the stuff they see on tv). Some kids don't know how to ask the questions, or they may not even know what they want to ask, so they may act inappropriately as they try to figure it out.
It may help to sit down with you son and ask him what he knows, and fill him in on what may be missing. I'm sure he knows by now that what he's doing is inappropriate, but he may not know why, or that his behavior could be making other people uncomfortable.
My son is also fascinated by getting hit there. When he's playing I'll often hear "Oh, man, I got hit in the (fill in the blank with whatever slang term he's heard recently)". I think that's just a boy thing. He also started playing football this fall and has to wear the "protective cup"- that's been a joy. It took a couple weeks till we really got it through his head that he could not run around and play with, nor could he put it on/take it off in public.
i really have no idea when a boy starts with being interested in girls,etc. my son is 8 and in my opinion he is overly sexual. he talks about girls,and refers to his "pee pee". so is this normal for an 8 yr old or has anyone ele's son been this way?I wouldn't worry unless he is talking about things that are obviously not age appropriate or acting out in a sexual manner in ways that are just not age appropriate.
If he is talking about doing things to girls with his "pee Pee", I'd want to find out how he knows about that and then I'd be concerned.
Is he maybe imitating older boys he knows - sibling, cousin, etc. Has he been watching T.V. programs that are geered to adolescents?
there is'nt anyone around him that acts or talks about that.he was watching a show family guy which i did'nt know what it was,i even had a block on the tv for such programs which for some reason that show did'nt fall into the blocked catergory. some things he's done right before school got out i got called because he was trying to touch girls,and recently i saw him at the store and he will try to get my daughter who is sitting in the cart to kick him there or he'll try to run into things there like the poles at the store.Im new to this site and its very interesing to see that other people are going thru the same thing.My son is 8.5 and within the last three weeks he has had carzy thoughts about sex about homosexuality etc.. it got so bad and troubling for him that the doctor sugg that it was an anxiety disorder and the Ritalin was making it worse..All in all he was taken off Ritalin put on Resperdal for the thoughts and now we have to start all over with finding med for his hyper all with school starting now. anyone had similar situation???If he was watching family Guy then he definietely got some "ideas", he is probably just being a boy......they are strange creatures at that age. What are his friends saying he is hanging around with, it could be peer related what the guys are talking about. If you are concerned talk to a psychologist.
Block Family Guy. That show is very inappropriate. It shocked me and I'm not easily shocked. Block Southpark too.
Kids are bombarded by sexual references daily.
Boys will be boys and they love their private parts. Let's not panick. Men and women are different. Men are hot wired for sex. Sorry guys but it's true. As soon as they realize the differences, that is all they think about. Women are a little different. We aren't obsessed with our sexuality all the time.
A friend of mine told me that her little boy had discovered his part in the bath and was putting cherios on it.
We are in a climate of hysteria. Everything is considered "sexual harrassment".
When I was in first grade (back in the stone age), a little boy was running around kissing all the girls. We told the teacher, while giggling, and shes told him to stop. He did, end of story.
Now, he would have been dragged into court, shackled and labeled a sex offender.
Kids are curious about their sexuality. Kids used to play Doctor. Now, they would be thrown in jail.
I agree, that if you think the behavior is too advanced for the age, talk to a social worker or psychologist. One of the key signs that something is up is when a kid is talking about or doing acts that are age inappropriate.
It may be time to have an age appropriate talk about the birds and bees. Oh, I read, as soon as you think it's time for the talk, it's too late.
When we told our son about it, he was entering fifth grade, it went well, but I'm glad we had the talk because he and his friends were already talking about. He told me that his friend "had a theory about it." Better they hear it from us.
oh I had this situation happen where my son ran up touched her and ran away as fast as he could.
I was crying and so emotionally upset I thought for sure he would be labeled a sex offender it was unreal and he was 6 1/2 with ADHD. we were going throught he evaluation so he was extremely impulsive. I went in that next monring (after a weekend) and was crying talking to the principal and she said do not worry. This wasn't a sexual thing in his mind but he was disciplined along with the girl and boy who told him to do it and was in trouble for doing something wrong. It was not treated as a horrible kid and sent to prison per se. In fact the principal now said how wonderful he is doing and that was only about 10 months ago.