I have a story for you this week

about a time the kids and I talked about masturbation.

It involves a car journey, and some talk radio.

(You can hear the whole story in this week’s podcast.)

First, some misconceptions.

Some people think

that only boy children need chats about masturbation. Right?

Nope!

All kids need chats about how touching our own bodies, including the private bits,

is perfectly ok and a normal part of life.

And some people think

that the right kid's age to have chats about masturbation is just before puberty. Right?

Nope again!

You can actually start chatting about how and where we touch the private bits of our our body,

when kids are age 4 or even younger.

In fact, it’s good to normalise this part of how the body works,

and to teach rules and boundaries around it,

when kids are really small.

This is how we avoid shame for our kids.