let me just preface this by saying YES ~ i KNOW this is all developmentally appropriate behaviour, but understanding it doesn't make it much easier to deal with!
this afternoon, Lyssi (my 3 month old daughter) was laying on the sofa. my 4 year old son Michael (her older brother!) was sitting next to her talking. my partner was in the kitchen doing dishes. i ran into the bathroom for about 10 seconds to blow my nose, came out and found Michael with his finger in Lyssi's eye, poking her and watching her blink!
i asked him WHY he was poking her in the eye and he said, "because it's bad." WHAT?? 
then tonight, he was sitting in the bathroom and i was finishing my dinner, and he began telling us about his poopies. i reminded him that that's bathroom talk, and to please not tell me about it while i'm eating. to which he began telling me about his penis.
then at bedtime, he realized he could make his penis move up and down, so he started doing that when i went in to say goodnight to him w/ Lyssi in my arms. he was giving her a hug and he started giggling and said, "you know what's going up and down? my penis!"
and when i started singing to him, he reached a hand down and started playing with his penis under the blanket. i TOLD him that's private, and i TOLD him he could do it when i'm not in the room, and i explained to him that i KNOW when he's doing it, even when his hand is under the blanket, but did that stop him? of course not.
:: sigh ::
~ one very frustrated and fed-up klothos
this afternoon, Lyssi (my 3 month old daughter) was laying on the sofa. my 4 year old son Michael (her older brother!) was sitting next to her talking. my partner was in the kitchen doing dishes. i ran into the bathroom for about 10 seconds to blow my nose, came out and found Michael with his finger in Lyssi's eye, poking her and watching her blink!
i asked him WHY he was poking her in the eye and he said, "because it's bad." WHAT?? then tonight, he was sitting in the bathroom and i was finishing my dinner, and he began telling us about his poopies. i reminded him that that's bathroom talk, and to please not tell me about it while i'm eating. to which he began telling me about his penis.
then at bedtime, he realized he could make his penis move up and down, so he started doing that when i went in to say goodnight to him w/ Lyssi in my arms. he was giving her a hug and he started giggling and said, "you know what's going up and down? my penis!"
and when i started singing to him, he reached a hand down and started playing with his penis under the blanket. i TOLD him that's private, and i TOLD him he could do it when i'm not in the room, and i explained to him that i KNOW when he's doing it, even when his hand is under the blanket, but did that stop him? of course not.
:: sigh ::
~ one very frustrated and fed-up klothos
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