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My 5 year old daughter was caught laying on top of a big stuffed doll and moving her pelvis

Hi ALL-- So here we go, my 5 year old daughter was caught last night kissing and laying on top of her huge stuffed doll, when I asked her what she was doing, she said " I was putting the leg on my private area" when I asked why, she said because it feels good... OKAY parents I almost fainted as well.. Then later that night, Dad went up staris to tuck her in and she was in bed on top of her big stuffed doll once again, this time covers over head and she was thrusting her hips on top of it... I need to know if this is normal A, and B what or how should I approach this very sensitive subject? I did take the doll away, was that the right thing to do?
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557490 tn?1326793583
another thing you can do is go to the library. i was looking up some books for me to read and i found one called teaching your toddler about sex. and it was a good book. i have a 4yr old who has older uncles that like to say things that arent right for him to hear. and that is why i read it and when the time comes up it will help me explain.
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892840 tn?1243734546
ALSO TRY TO REALLY AVOID HER HAVING ANY VIEW OF THESE THINGS. U MIGHT HAVE BEEN WATCHING SOMETHING ON TV AND SHE MIGHT HAVE WALKED BY FOR A SEC AND SAW SOMETHING,,, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN, SOMETHING AS LITTLE AS THAT CAN GET A CHILD VEEERRRY CURIOUS..
AGAIN IM SURE EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE,, GOD BLESS!!
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892840 tn?1243734546
HI I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I FEEL IT IS NORMAL FOR A CHILD TO  EXPLORE THEMSELVES....  AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DID THE SAME THING BUT I WAS ABOUT 7 AND I KNOW IT WAS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I SAW. I DONT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT I SAW  BUT REGARDLES CHILDREN AT ALL AGES ARE CURIOUS..  MY PARENT DIDNT TELL ME THAT IT WAS WRONG BUT THEY DIDNT CONDONE ME DOING IT EITHER...  SO ITS A HARD CALL.. I MEAN I TURNED OUT FINE , I WASNT RUBBING ANYTHING ON MYSELF AND WASNT SEXUALLY ACTIVE TILL I MET MY HUSBAND AT THE AGE OF 19..  IT IS A SENSITIVE ISSUE AND MUST BE TREATED AS THAT...  IM SORRY IM NOT MUCH HELP. IM SURE ALL WILL TURN OUT OUT FINE. JUST BE GENTLE WHEN TALKING TO HER ABOUT IT SO SHE KNOWS SHE CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH TALKING TO YOU ABOUT EVERYTHING AND KNOWS YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HER.  GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!
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750172 tn?1256147076
Tough call on what is normal and what is learned behavior.  We've been told by ped it is normal for them to explore, this does including rubbing on stuffed dolls.  The kissing while doing this is learned.  Has she seen anything on tv or even walked in on you and your spouse.  Natural curiosity is not something to get upset over.  Be sure you speak to her about it being a private thing.  Ask where she's seen this?  Reinforce there is nothing wrong with this, but, she has to know it is private and not to be shared or shown to others.  You might start knocking on her door...

Also, taking away the doll probably didn't do anything, there's other things I'm sure she could find.
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