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Good Afternoon, its my first year of teaching and I have caught a 9yr old masturbating in the class. He is aware that its wrong and ensures that I don t catch him doing it. He is very consistent and does it very obviously (at the same time he knows its wrong), is their a chance his being abused? how should I deal with this?
Dear teacher, children at this age tend to explore their genetalia and are curious about the whole idea of sex. the strange thing is that he is doing this in public . there is a possibility that he is trying to draw attention or that he frequently sees older adults as his parents doing the same or watching porn movies. you need to take to the child calmly and try to find out why he is doing so . if he does not respond then you need to refer him to a psychiatrist
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How To Deal With Masturbating Child In Class?
Dear teacher, children at this age tend to explore their genetalia and are curious about the whole idea of sex. the strange thing is that he is doing this in public . there is a possibility that he is trying to draw attention or that he frequently sees older adults as his parents doing the same or watching porn movies. you need to take to the child calmly and try to find out why he is doing so . if he does not respond then you need to refer him to a psychiatrist