A 6-year-old child rubbing his penis is auto-erotic behavior. Parents should be non-anxious, non-accusatory, help the child form the concept of privacy and safety awareness, and pay attention to hand hygiene.
1. Parents should not be anxious, anxiety will prolong the behavior and let the child form negative sexual values, should establish the child’s correct gender awareness.
2. Do not criticize or blame the child, allow the child to explore, and guide the child to discover the differences between himself/herself and the opposite sex.
3. Establish the concept of privacy and refrain from such behavior in public places.
4. Teach children to pay attention to hand hygiene to avoid inflammation.
5. Teach children to pay attention to safety and not to hurt their private parts.
6-year-old children appear auto-sexual behavior is a stage in the process of growth, parents need to guide the child to establish a correct concept of gender, can not be blamed.