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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
my 6 year old son is obsessied with feet
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
my 6 year old son is obsessied with feet
by wanda209, Mar 08, 2008 04:26PM
hi...
my very bright six year old son is obsessed with feet...he wants to smell them, touch them, play with them... he tells me about people's feet and how he wants to smell and touch them...i have awakened to him smelling and touching my feet... this behavior cannot be normal... please advise...
wanda 209
my very bright six year old son is obsessed with feet...he wants to smell them, touch them, play with them... he tells me about people's feet and how he wants to smell and touch them...i have awakened to him smelling and touching my feet... this behavior cannot be normal... please advise...
wanda 209
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Mar 09, 2008 08:03AM
, Mar 09, 2008 08:03AM
The behavior does invite evaluation. To begin, schedule an appointment with his peditarician to review the situation. The behavior might indicate an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, though by no means is that certain. The behavior can also be indicative of conditions along the Parvasive Developmental Disorder spectrum, so this possibility also deserves consideration.
