My friend often touches himself in front of his friends

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My friend( yes it is my friend not me) has a habit of touching himself a lot. the thing is he does it right in front of us. We'd be watching a movie, or listening to music and he'd just put his hand down his pants. he doesn't jerk off in front of us, just plays with himself a bit and keeps his hands down his pants often. He's been doing it in front of us since he was 12. it doesn't bother us but i still wonder if its normal. he even does in front of his parents (he's married and totally straight btw). The reason i'm asking is because I have a son and although he's still a baby he already likes playing with himself and giving himself erections. Eventually i'll have to talk to him about when that's appropriate and when it's not. However growing up with a person who thinks touching himself in front of friends is normal, the borderline of what's appropriate or not is a bit blurred in my head. Any advice? Is it normal to touch yourself in front of friends? What age should i talk to my child about it? Is it normal for a child to touch himself in front of his parents when he's older (say 11 or 12, my friend used to)? If not, at what age does it become inappropriate?

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  • Tempest-au
    7 years ago

    Almost all children (males especially) play with their genitals from time to time. Particularly as toddlers, it can sometimes seem like their hands go straight to their cocks as soon as you go to change them!

    Usually they grow out of it as they get older, although you may need to remind them to "go to their room if they want to do that" from time to time. The key is not to make it a "shameful" act, just one that they should do where they have a little privacy.

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  • deepthought33
    13 years ago

    I had a male cousin that did this around his family all the time too. He would lay on his belly, stick his hands underneath his body and do a little humping motion. We would tease him about it every now and then but for the most part everyone was so used to it that it went on unnoticed. I haven't seen him in years so I don't know if he still does it as an adult.
    As far as your son goes I would say as soon as he understands enough language you can start talking to him.
    I remember being at someones house where her 3 year old daughter was humping a stuffed animal in front of all her guests and she simply told her to go in her room to do that.

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