Not Respecting Private Parts....

Some boys are just more fascinated with their privates than others. Hopefully it is a phase. You can tell him to leave his jewels alone but the more attention you give him - the more he may like the attention too. However, you will need to nip this behavior of grabbing and touching others and be very clear and firm that you do not accept that kind of behavior because "no one should ever touch your privates and you shouldn't touch anyone else's privates". Anything that is covered up by a bathing suit is considered "private".

It's one thing if this is happening in your home. However, you don't EVER want to get any phone calls from other parents saying that your son grabbed their child's privates. And make sure any playroom door stays open or semi-open and you peek-in often.

Good luck.

Mother of two sons here...sounds normal. Just keep reminding him that other people won't like it if he is doing things like that. You could screech like my sister did (mother of three boys, also) and that seemed to work. Or perhaps ignore it-maybe he is enjoying the attention he is getting. Anyway, they don't get away with it forever. School people will screech if they do. Don't worry. Just keep reminding him. Or perhaps remove him while he is doing this. Tell him it's private and do that in the bathroom. About the face in the butt, if you catch it, stop it and if you don't see it, you can still remind him. He can't do it forever so don't you worry. Just keep trying and trying. I do stress the screeching part although probably someone will disagree with me. Just try not to worry about it. But you could compliment for me the five year old. He seems to realize that's not okay. You will be fine and little one will stop it. It really is just one more aggravating part about being the mom of sons.

Sounds like he is enjoying the reaction he's getting. I think maybe the solution is to put him on "ignore" when he does it. Instead of punishing him, when his brother comes to you complaining, tell the older one thanks for letting you know, don't say anything to the younger one (because that's obviously what he wants) and then tell the older one "well, we just won't play with [insert younger boys name]." Then get him engaged in a separate activity, maybe lavish your attention on him.

Don't be surprised if the younger one comes up and says "guess what I did!" and tries to tell you. If he does, just say "I see" and ignore him.

He may want to play with you and brother. You just say "I think you two should play separate for awhile because you can't keep your hands to yourself." (Don't make a big deal about the privates). Keep your voice unemotional and don't really look at him. Give him no drama, and no reward.

This almost ALWAYS works for any behavior. Kids WANT the drama, even if it's negative. So don't give it to them. It may feel like the opposite of what you should be doing, but if what you're doing isn't working then maybe try something else?

As the mother of 3 sons... yep, normal!

I agree with Sheila (?) or first poster! Excellent advice. We have always said that private parts are only meant for private places...don't play with them anywhere but in the bathroom or in your bedroom when no one else is around. No one wants to see your privates! Sometimes it works and somemtimes it doesn't. The nice thing is... they will outgrown doing it in public. Boys will be boys!
Good Luck!