tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090111662367076279.post3952895671922664353..comments2023-10-15T05:28:36.274-07:00Comments on Growing up Mommies: Parent Magazine has me Freaked out/Grossed out/ && In shock!Lo, Alia, Kaitlyn, & Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830234934080868187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090111662367076279.post-14720227852786436392010-04-06T03:38:32.351-07:002010-04-06T03:38:32.351-07:00I think at a time where very young kids are sexua...I think at a time where very young kids are sexualized at younger and younger ages, it's totally normal to be heebed out by an article like that. Who wants to be thinking about such things when they are at a single digit age? You're a mom and your instinct is naturally to protect them from such things...but the truth is whether we like it or not, that is just something that kids will do. While TOTALLY an uncomfortable subject, it sounds to me (I didn't actually read the article myself) like they handled it in a delicate manner. I think the best thing to take away from it is that you should treat it like it's not a big deal and redirect the behavior. I don't know that I agree on telling the child "I know it feels good"...you know, making that association for them, but just asking politely that they not do it and get them to do something else, I think I'd leave it at that.Alyssa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11674708702014878064noreply@blogger.com