toddler masterbating self

Well, toddler stage is very important in child’s life, in this period child learns in many ways, and everything that happens is meaningful. They are very concentrated on their own ideas and needs, and usually they do not want to share. I guess when toddler is masturbating self or it just look like it, he is learning about his body, but if you are too worried about this behavior, I recommend you to talk with psychologist about it. He may give you more clear explanation.

It is normal for a toddler to go through a stage of playing with themselves (embarrassing for parents though). Try to teach him that it is o.k to do it , but not o.k to do it in public IYKWIM?

"Dont be surprised if you notice your toddler playing with his penis. Toddlers are naturally curious about anything and everything in their world, including their genitals. They may even try to insert objects into their anuses or vaginas-another part of bodily exploration. Some toddlers fondle their genitals for comfort and others hold their genitals as a way to stop themselves from urinating. Some may even masterbate to the point of orgasm, complete with heavy breathing and moaning and groaning. Needless to say, even the most liberal-minded parent can find this a little disconcerting. Although its best to ignore his behavoir while he's still young, as your toddler gets older, you'll want to start talking to him about privacy issues; for example, "There are some things we do in public and some things we do in private." Obviously, you'll want to choose your words carefully so that you don't make you toddler feel that what he is doing is bad or dirty. It's not. It's perfectly normal. One last thing: Try not to become unduly concerned that your toddler's new-found interest in his genitals may be a sign that he's been sexually abused. Toddlers who have been sexually abused are more likely to become withdrawn or to develop sleep problems than to masterbate excessively."



This statement has been quoted from the book; The Mother of all Toddler Books, By Ann Douglas.

Hope this helps

I have a son who is a little older than 2 in a half and all of a sudden he has started to masterbait. We keep telling him to please go to his room when he does this but it seems as if he always end in the middle of our kitchen floor. It does not matter who is at the house he still does what he wants. I do believe this is normal behavior, but how do you get your son to go to his room. I have seen Psycologist on tv talk about this and they said just tell them not to do it in public. That is not working for us at this time.

Well I think that it's good that you have not gotten him to feel ashamed because you definitely don't want to give him issues, but if he starts masturbating, try gently leading him to his room. This is not about masturbating when he ignores you. He is trying to test your boundaries. Just try to lead him gently to his roomso he can masturbate there. Does that help?

I masturbated when I was that age as well. Not for exploring or curiosity though. It actually felt good. I would experience the orgasm however, nothing would come out. As a child, I didn't know what was going on. All I knew was that if I touched myself long enough, I would have this unbelievable good feeling in my penis. Your son probably is experiencing the same thing I did. I would talk to him about it and ask him why he has the urge to touch himself at inappropriate times. Explain to him that what he feels is normal but there is a time and place for everything and in public is unacceptable. IF he continues to touch himself in public, then he knows he is disobeying you and should be reprimanded. Also, as he grows and continues to "play with himself", it is important that he gets the birds and the bees talk so he understands what these good feelings in his genital are all about. You will probably have to give him the talk earlier than expected. I hope that helps.

There is no reason to be worried he has just discoved the joys of the penis. I highly doubt that he is masterbating and even if he is there is nothing wrong with it. So there is nothing to be worried about.

yes nearly all toddlers and infants do this...has nothing to do with sex..(..and boys cannot actually masturbate ( ejaculate) until years later.)......many parents are raised to believe that the body is not allowed to feel good..( have we ever been warned that ," the devil will get you if you ever touch your self "down there"......

So cute. Get him a girlfriend.

Perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. Girls do similar things and touching their vulva or more often rubbing it against the bars of their cots is not unusual. Normally in girls it is because they have not had their nappy changed and the amonia in urine has rested in the area of the vulva and made it itchy. The fact that the nappy has been left in position means that the urine has rested there longer than it should. It will cause itiching by the nature of the salts and amonia in urine.

The same happens with boys where they too have wet themselves and the urine has got behind the foresking and making it itchy for the same reason as a girl.

In both cases the situation is easily dealt with by taking off their nappy/underwear and clothes completely and bathing the child in particularly the genital areas. Gently wash around the area with a mild anti-septic soap and in the case of a boy get him to retract the foreskin back enough for it to be comfortable and wash behnd the glans of the penis, Once cleared, the soap can be washed away with a low pressure shower head, or just washed away with warm water from a sink absorbed by a sponge and then allowed to drain over the boys penis, carrying away the soap and the urine etc.

Dry off with a soft towel, either a complete change of clothing, including underware and T-Shirt, trousers etc. if you are not near bed-time then pop them in to pyjamas and a dressing gown.

Don't make a major issue over the incident, but just make it clear that "touching themselves" is something they do in private and not in say the living room or lounge, but in their bedroom and on their own.

Providing they are not injuring themselves just leave them to it !