[youngwife]

Of all of my children, I have never had a child to this! My two year old (Callie) likes to put her feet down our pants/shorts, and her hands up our shirts.

It's not nice to wake up to feet in your drawers!

: She will also randomly walk up to me and shove her hand way up my shirt. This is not such a big deal at home, but out in public...not so good. Anyone relate or have any suggestions....therapy, counseling, or what???

 

[GoBecGo]

My DD has always done this! It actually doesn't bother us at all (she is now 3 and can be effectively disuaded from stripping us in public!). She seems to love both skin-to-skin contact and slight constriction - she likes to lie next to me with me in the foetal position, her curled up against my tummy with her ankles wedged between my thighs. She is now old enough to understand that genitals are private and not to poke/kick/etc. at them, and if whatever she's doing bothers us we tell her not to do it and roll away. She usually wedges herself into a different, less annoying, position - she REALLY seems to need to be able to feel us there even when she's asleep, i.e. by being wedged against us in such a way that she wakes if we move at all. She no longer co-sleeps full-time though - perhaps that makes it much more bearable?

I do think that seeking skin-to-skin contact and not understanding the boundaries re: decency are incredibly normal for a toddler and that therapy/counselling would be more in order if she was 12 and still like this!

 

[youngwife]

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Originally Posted by GoBecGo My DD has always done this! It actually doesn't bother us at all (she is now 3 and can be effectively disuaded from stripping us in public!). She seems to love both skin-to-skin contact and slight constriction - she likes to lie next to me with me in the foetal position, her curled up against my tummy with her ankles wedged between my thighs. She is now old enough to understand that genitals are private and not to poke/kick/etc. at them, and if whatever she's doing bothers us we tell her not to do it and roll away. She usually wedges herself into a different, less annoying, position - she REALLY seems to need to be able to feel us there even when she's asleep, i.e. by being wedged against us in such a way that she wakes if we move at all. She no longer co-sleeps full-time though - perhaps that makes it much more bearable? I do think that seeking skin-to-skin contact and not understanding the boundaries re: decency are incredibly normal for a toddler and that therapy/counselling would be more in order if she was 12 and still like this!

LOL!

I was actually just kidding about the therapy, but it is very reassuring to know that she's not the only one and that it gets better!

She is painful, though. Digging those little toes into your side...aargh! She is not a full time co-sleeper any longer, and I really dread now when she does make her way to our bed. She is also a VERY (and I really mean very) busy nurser. She is just all over the place!!

Well, with her dominating personality, I guess this really is within normal!

Thanks,
Rebecca