I have a six y.o. and a ten y.o. boy. Their next birthdays will be in the fall. The youngest has always been more outgoing than his older brother, who is much more reserved. I have not had "THE" talk with either one yet, as thus far no situations warranted it. They do know about menstrual periods, and why women have them. They are both smart and are at the top of their classes at school.
This morning, while watching "Family Matters" (which is a kids show similar to Full House) I heard from the next room my younger telling the older that when he watches people kiss, (in the show Mom and Dad kissed and hugged) he gets a weird feeling in his penis and it gets hard. He asked his brother if it ever happened to him, and he said it didn't.
After having a mini-heart attack, I walked in where they were. I explained that it was perfectly normal behavior for him to have sensations in his genitals when he sees people kissing or hugging, but it's something that isn't talked about outside the home. I told him it's not something to laugh and joke about, it's just a body function.
Also, in the last few months he has been trying to kiss me, saying that I am his girlfriend. This has happened maybe a handful of times. I have told him it's not appropriate to kiss me like that, but when he is older and has a wife or girlfriend, it will be.
A little backround, my husband and I are still married, and both are our biological children. I was very conservative with the shows that my older child watched when he was younger. However, since they get along so well and have many common interests, the younger one likes to watch the same shows as his brother. Fairly Odd Parents, SpongeBob, Drake and Josh, etc. 99% of the shows they have watched have been on children's cable channels. They have seen maybe 1 or 2 PG13 movies (for violence Spiderman, etc.), and no R movies. TV shows rated 14 and above are restricted with parental code and are not viewed by them. Nudity has never treated as a big deal in the home, they have seen my husband and I naked here and there (while dressing, shower etc. never together) but it's far from a nudist camp. :)
Is this normal behavior for a child this age? What course of action regarding information is suggested that I take next with him/them? I am panicking that this behavior will only escalate (I am sure it will, they all grow up