Mary

Joseph (8) lately has this thing about body parts. Tara's especially. He is dying to see her in the shower. Can't understand why the girls are allowed in the bathroom to brush their teeth when Tara is showering and she won't let him in. She won't let him in because he tries to look at her. Tara is uncomfortable with that. She calls him a little perv. Only to me of course. But her feelings about it are strong. As much as I tell her it's natural for him to be curious, she doesn't like it. So I try to get him to respect that part of her. Tonight he planted himself in the bathroom before Tara was to shower and said he wasn't leaving until she got in. It was kind of funny really. Anyway, I talked to him and he's really curious about what she looks like. Not sure if it's just her or a body he's interested in. Of course then Sierra pipes in and wants to see penis' too. It's to the point where Joseph will mention it just about every day. I asked him if he wanted me to go and get him a book and that seemed to be exciting to him. Of course Sierra wanted to know if she could see too. Am I going in the right direction here? Any suggestions other than that?

Mary B


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In a message dated 3/23/03 12:23:15 AM, mummy124@... writes:

<< I asked him if he wanted me to go and get him a book and that seemed to be
exciting to him. Of course Sierra wanted to know if she could see too. Am I
going in the right direction here? Any suggestions other than that? >>

I would definitely find them some books about human development. You could
ask a librarian, or go to a fair-sized bookstore and ask for things with
pictures.

Sandra