Inappropriate touching between children

[Erik5755]

My 4 year old son was found under his bed with his 4 year old female friend.  When they came out from under the bed, the girl's panties were pulled down.  My wife and the girl's mother were there, and asked them what happened.  They (the children) both said that my son pulled the girls pants down and he touched her in her "area".  He said he just wanted to see.  A few days later the girl told her parents that my son had kissed her in this area as well.  When we questioned him, he said that was true, and that he forgot or didn't want to tell that part originally, (kind of hard to get a straight answer from a 4 year old).  Anyway, I want to know if this is normal behavior, and what sort of actions should be taken.  Any input on this subject would be appreciated.

[mariammaria95]

you guys need to stop that because if, you do that the other kids are going to be making fun of you. And one day you are going to touch the wrong person and they are going to call the coups on your ***

[ConfusedMommy513]

I need advice too.....  Looking forward to the posts

[IowaMom605]

I totally understand how you are feeling!  Our household just went through this exact scenario last night with the neighbor boy - our son is 6 the other boy is 4.  I am pretty freaked out and don't quite know how to response or react - what is appropriate.  Obviously they need to know that this is not acceptable - but what then?  This is not the first time something similar has happened - there was a little girl (6 years old) that lived by us last summer and that's when all of this started.  She taught the boys the "private parts" game.  I feel very sad for the little girl who knew WAY more than a child twice her age should even know, but I am greatful she has since moved.  Unfortunately we can't erase the 6 months of eye-opening experiences and information provided to our boys in that time.  So what now?  How do we get past this safely, and correctly and do what's best for the boys?