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[quote=Anonymous]OP, good luck in dealing with this. I don't know how I would react, because I've never been in your shoes. Logically, I would want to keep an open line of communication with the boy's family and follow-up, talk to my child's pediatrician, and allow only supervised play with the other boy. If you trust your child's pediatrician, I would definitely carefully consider his/her advice.

There could be abuse, or the boy could have seen pornography or accidentally witnessed his parents having sex. He could have overheard an older child talking about the act. There is more than one possibility. While I agree that kids can start this behavior quite early and without the provocation of abuse, I do find it rather odd that a child would use the term "suck," as another PP pointed out.

It's time to start talking to your son about touching and teach him the proper terminology for body parts. I see nothing wrong with kids using nicknames like 'wee," but they should know the anatomical term as well. I don't think it's a good idea to imply that his privates are in any way "dirty," or that touching himself is bad. I think he needs to feel empowered to say, "no" and to object to coercion.

It's such a tricky issue. Get some educated advice and read some books. Good luck. And I'm sorry.

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