Erections in young boys - is it normal?

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My sone is 6 years old. An only child, very well natured and liked with lots of friends both girls and boys. I know that all boys get erections from birth and infact even before birth however I am seeking advice as to what would be considered normal in a boy of 6. We have found that if in the company of a girl of similar age he will often seek to gain privacy with her often in his bedroom however it could be anywhere where only him and the girl is present. I have watched this without him being aware and whilst his games are harmless and innocent he often gets and erection. Sometimes he will ask the girl to lay on him (we will be face down) or sit on his back which will result in him getting and erection. We are very concerned that in later life as he necomes more sexually aware that he is unable to easily control his sexual appitite and be forceful with girls or women. To this end we are looking for advice as to whether this is normal and if not what we can do about it.

Up until now we have started to make sure that he is not in this situaltion at all by monitoring play and where play takes place.

I look farward to any advice that can be given.

Charles II · Silver Member Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 185

Quite the ladies' man for his age, eh?

niheth · Newbie Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 2

Im not a child expert but do know this. when i was 9 years of age i got an errection with another 9 year old boy when getting changed after swimming and before and after that i used to have dreams about naked kids my age. At another time a girl of around this age at the time asked me if had done it before and what seemed to me with my limited understanding of sex at the time was her trying to get me into the girls toilet for sex. We never did it of course as i was reluctant but that shows how early things like that may happen. I know don't ask but its true, i have lived it.

When i was 11 years old i had the most painful crush on a girl that i would ever have for the first and last time. I even started masturbating at that age only because of what i was feeling for her but i never tried to touch or rape her or anything. I was just becoming sexually aware a lot sooner than most. I remember talking to that girl when we were about 17 and she said that she never even started liking boys until about the age of 14. So it really varies.

Maybe it is just how some of us kids explored sexuality without knowing what we were doing, before other kids knew that it was possible i really dont know. But its not something you can stop and i dont think your son will be like jack the ripper or anything, he is just like my type very very early even though his, what seems to be sexual playfulness, is more early than i thought possible. I unlike most people have a very good memory from the age of around 5-8 so i know what i am talking about.

i can easily say that i am not a pervert lol and i got hard ons and things from a very early age so i dont think ur son will most likely be a bad person. I know a guy two years younger than me who is gay and said that he used to play with little boys his age at 7 and called it playing a game of "doctors" were he and them liked to touch each other. He told me that he would do just about everything if possible and as far as i know at 17 he isnt a rapist.

So no dont worry i dont think ull have any major cases on your hands thats just how it happends. Some kids are early some are not and im not saying your son is going to go around having sex at age 6 - 7, but he is more aware than most his age although like me back then and my friend it is clear that we didnt fully understand as far as your kid is aware its just fun.

Hope that helped

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Now im only 14 so i might not be right but when i was younger i'd get an erection just while having fun. If i remember sex ed correctly an erection is when ur joyfull not neccicairly sexualy.(please excuse my spelling)

Erections in young boys - is it normal?

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