9 year old son masterbating PLEASE HELP!

[momof2boyandgirl]

My nine year old son is in the 3rd grade. At school he is doing very well as usual straight A's. My husband and I caught him masterbating 2 times now.  Is this normal? What should I say to him? Someone told me to not say thats nasty or to stop. I do not know what to say or how to react. PLEASE HELP ME!!

I dont want to react in the wrong way or say the wrong thing to him. My husband is really freaking out about it. I am thinking this is normal but i'm not sure.

[singlegirl]

So, there has been different comments about masturbation; most of them backing masturbation. However, I was just wondering why masturbation should happen at all? Is it the result of not having enough sex?
What I wanna convey is that if we let our children to have sex whenever they need, can it solve the masturbation problem?

[flutts]

to talk to your son, just tell him it's fine to masturbate, but that he should do it in a room with a door and a lock so people can't walk in on him, because it's a private thing to do.

oh goodness chiro, while I appreciate your opinion, and everyone has one.  Masturbation IS normal behavior and there is nothing wrong with it.  It has nothing to do with low self esteem.  

singlegirl,  masturbation has really nothing to do with not having enough sex, however, if you do have alot of sex then you may not masturbate as much.  Masturbation is not a problem, it's something that most people do and does'nt hurt anything.  It is a good feeling, it releases endorphins in the brain, that make you feel good.  

The only problem i can see that can come from masturbating is if it becomes an addiction.

[singlegirl]

Well. That' fine that masturbation is a normal behavior, and it can give good pleasure. However, I wanted to know that if it's a real pleasure or just a fake one! I mean how do you define real pleasure and how do you define an artificial one? Is sex meant to be real and masturbation to be fake?
Let me put it another way... ok. masturbation is so limited and you can only have pleasure in some certain ways. The same things done in masturbation can also be done in sex too but by your partner. That's why I think getting pleasure by yourself cannot seem reasonable!

[papermun]

i think masturbating is not something to get freaked out for it is a healthy thing.your son might be curious thats why hes doing it.

[ethan625]

im 13 and i masterbat 2 times a day

[ethan625]

i think its normale iv been doing it for 2 years becuase i like sexy girls but they dount like me even thought i love them