WAY off topic but I need help...

stephanie23

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Ok this is wayyy off topic but I dont talk to many other parents.. most of my friends are single and have no kids. Heres the story

My parents babysit my kids fulltime. My daughter plays with the little boy who lives next door(he is 6) almost everyday. My mother just had surgery so she has her friend there to help her. Yesterday my daughter went to the little boys house(his mother is an at-home mom) and played for about an hour like usual. When my mother walked over to get her the mother told her that she was on the phone with the doctor for about 10 minutes and when she came back her son was dancing around naked... but my daughter wasnt paying attention she was playing a game.

So I get home from work about 5 and my mother tells me what happoned. I talk to my daughter(5) and she says nothing happoned. We go to leave and my mom notices her underware are different. I look and she has on HIS underpants. She tells me they were playing a fighting game(this is a game he made up) and he won so he was the master and she had to do what he said.:scared1: He told her he wanted to switch underware. So she did... when I went to talk to his mom she acted like nothing was wrong with it... she said"I studied child development and nothing would happon at this age". When she asked him he screamed at her " I SAID I DONT KNOW" and she let him continue to play and ignore her.

I personally do not care what she studied or what she thinks, what her son did was wrong. I dont know what I should do. I have talked to my daughter and she tells me this is all that happoned. I checked her out and she looks OK. Should I just drop it? Am I over reacting? Please help.
 
I would drop it.

At this age, kids are curious about a lot of things. That's all it was-- curiosity, probably on the part of both kids. And if both took off their undewear, then neither is more "wrong" than the other.

This might be a good time for a conversation about private parts and keeping them private.
 
It is curiosity, but not acceptable. I do agree though that this is a great time to have a keep your privates private conversation.

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Ok so I am going to drop it. We did have the talk last night. I was just a little freaked out. When we went to get her underpants, he had taken them into his room and put them under his pillow. It just freaked me out alot.
 

I think you definitely need to have a serious chat with your daughter about keeping her private areas private. While I agree that it was probably "normal" for this age, I would be concerned with the fact that the mom of Mr. Naked sorta blew you off - so, unless you plan to keep your daughter from playing with him, make sure she knows that she doesn't take her clothes/panties off for anyone but you, your husband, mom, whatever-your-OK-list-is. Otherwise, I can certainly see them playing this game again.
 
ITA... It is very normal for kids to be curious at this point. Both of my kids have done similar type things at some point. The best thing you can do is treat is as a non-issue. To over-react or make her feel ashamed could send the wrong message about her sexuallity. (Not that it matters now, but later it will. ;) ) Take the opportunity to discuss privates, and how no one sees them except herself, parents, and the Dr. You could also have them play outside for a while so Grandma can keep a better eye on the situation.
 
When we went to get her underpants, he had taken them into his room and put them under his pillow.

He was probably hiding them from his mom, knowing people were upset. He's too young to get sexual feelings... especially from an object like that.
 
ITA... It is very normal for kids to be curious at this point. Both of my kids have done similar type things at some point. The best thing you can do is treat is as a non-issue. To over-react or make her feel ashamed could send the wrong message about her sexuallity. (Not that it matters now, but later it will. ;) ) Take the opportunity to discuss privates, and how no one sees them except herself, parents, and the Dr. You could also have them play outside for a while so Grandma can keep a better eye on the situation.

That is what we decided yesterday. I dont want to not let them play but for the time being I only want them to play outside. Where my mother will be able to see them.

He was probably hiding them from his mom, knowing people were upset. He's too young to get sexual feelings... especially from an object like that.

Ohh I didnt think like that. I just thought it was wierd he wanted her underpants. He put them in there when they switched underpants.. b4 everyone found out. He wouldnt tell us where they where so my daughter said he took them into his room.

I am not blaming him for this but I dont like how the mother handled it. She needs to let him know that this is not acceptable.
 
I remember being five and my best friend (male) and I checking out each others 'parts' in the barn. We were truly confused when we both got into trouble...I mean we were best friends... and in between watching the cows being milked and getting hay from the mow.. it just seemed an innocent act. and that is when mom gave us the privates talk. Actually, while it is normal for this age group to be curious..I would take this opportunity to talk w/DD about good touch/bad touch, Privates, whats acceptable. While I would drop it.. I would monitor play for a while. Good Luck!
 
I am envisioning the boy watching some sort of panty raid movie. :rolleyes1

My DH has worked with kids from pre-school through 5th grade and this sounds like normal curiousity. It sounds like they were both in enough trouble they won't try it again. I agree about monitoring play for now.:laundy:
 
So the mother and the little boy went to my mothers today and the little boy apologized and said it would never happen again. Hopefully the kids can continue to play and be friends for a while. :)
 
Good. Sounds like maybe Mom took it more seriously than she was letting on? :confused3 Maybe she was just embarassed and trying to downplay it in front of you... or worried if she made a big deal that you would, too. At any rate, an apology is good! Try not to worry! :hug:
 

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