By lindsaykay - 18/04/2012 00:07 - United States

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Today, I had to put one of my preschool students in timeout for masturbating during nap time. FML
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GothicAngel17 24

No, punishment is a big no-no when it comes to these things. It gives children the wrong idea, and can cause problems later in life. And Pre school children, that is children of the age of 4 or 5 are still young enough to be doing those things without having any understanding of what sex is so yes, it is actually completely normal for a Pre schooler to do that.

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GothicAngel17 24

Also I notice yesterday you said not to hate on your age (14). I see you've since changed it to 16. Oh how that made me chuckle.

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ClosetTroll 10

I wonder what set him off. No reason why you should have put him in time out. Quit being a prude and try and explain the whole thing to him. Did you rat him out to his parents as well?

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courtneyann211 10

OP would have the right to talk to his parents. If my child started exploring in public, I would want to know so I could talk to them about it. It's not ratting them out. Grow up

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ClosetTroll 10

The OP clearly doesn't see it the same way as you do. S/he considers the child's act vile enough to be punished and equates it to masturbation. Chances are, she'll present it to the parents in a similar light and they will act just like the OP did. This will only make matters worse for the child. If this is the first time the kid's doing it, telling him not to do it in public will suffice. If this has happened before, then the OP should tell his parents rather than sending him to timeout and posting on FML.

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courtneyann211 10

I never said to put the child in time out. If a teacher came up to me and said that it has been happening or that it's the second time it's happened, I would want to know why I wasn't told sooner. The child is in preschool. His/her parents should be informed after the first time!

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NiCeGuY115 14

All least he had the respect to do it when everyone else was sleeping. At least he has a concept of alone time...but what a little pro!

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vbmg152 18

You punished him for that? I raised 3 sons & as preschoolers, they couldn't keep their hands out of their pants! That's what very young boys do! It means nothing! It's just what they do! I hope you never have kids! Maybe you need another line of work!

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ImaginaryFoe 0

Do you gave a degree to teach preschool children? Surely behavioural and developmental stages were part of your coursework. If you put my son or daughter in time out for being curious about his/her own body, we'd have a problem. Nap time is such a common time for that to happen - kid's tired and soothes him or herself. Babies have been doing it from the womb since wombs were invented. Distract the kid or soothe him/her some other way and tell the parents to explain we only touch private places in private.

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downtime 12

This is exactly what I was thinking, how is this person qualified to be doing their job if they don't even know the basics? For plenty of us it isn't even our line of work and we know what's going on, what idiot gave you a job OP? You need to find another profession, this one is not for you.

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icanthandlethis 4

I had to create an account just to comment on this. OP, you're an idiot. A preschooler is not masterbating. They've either a) seen someone touch themselves that way, b) been touched that way, c) have a medical condition that's causing discomfort, or d) were exploring their body parts. I sure hope you never watch my kids.

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DaisyPink 6

Well said. I was thinking the same thing.

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ladyLALAA 28

Aaaaand, the winner of this round is 75!

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EvilTwerp 12

At the Day Care that I'm at, there's a girl who does it quite often and looks her teacher in the eye when she does it.

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