Question

How can I get my Toddler To Stop playing with his penis?

My 3 year old son is always sticking his hand down his pants and diaper and is playing with his penis even when at relatives houses.

How can I stop my son from sticking his hand down his diaper and pants and playing with his penis?

I've also noticed that when my 3 year old son has a wet diaper he will start humping things such as the couch, pillow or even his teddy bear through his diaper.

Answer 1

My son used to hump things while in a wet diaper as well when he was 2 years old and he only did it when the diaper was wet so I figured that he was getting stimulated through masturbation inside the wet diaper which becomes slick when wet.

Believe it or not 2 and 3 year olds do masturbate and get sexual stimulation and it's very normal for your son to be masturbating and playing with his penis.

But if he does it in places such as in public or around other people then you need to explain to him that it's okay what he's doing but it's not appropriate to masturbate in public.

He may or may not understand at the moment and you may need to keep reminding him.

Or if he's ready you could try potty training him and get him out of diapers altogether so he won't be getting the stimulation from the wet diapers.

Either way he'll eventually outgrow it and you'll look back and laugh and tell him stories about what he done when he was in diapers.

He's certainly not the only toddler who's masturbated either with his hands or in his diaper.