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An 8 yr old boy touched my 4 year old.

I am not really sure what to do here. I got a phone call from my husband while i was at work telling me, His Cousins son ( who is 8) Was caught touching my daughter (who is 4) in her bedroom.
This isnt the first time this happenend with this little boy. He was caught trying to touch his half brothers privates. I do not know what to do. I tried having a talk with the little boy asking him what ws going on. and what would make him want to do this? Is this normal for him to do this? what should i do?
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well we just found out about the history of this after he had already done this. My usband was doing dishes they were playing in the playroom
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I'm surprised they were left unsupervised if he had a history of doing this.

Curiosity is normal, but the gap in ages is worrying.  I would talk to your pediatrician about the boy and ask him/her what you should do.  Obviously, you won't be leaving them alone together anymore, but maybe you can refer your husband's cousin to someone if your pediatrician thinks it's in order.
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