its normal
hes discovering his body

how do you know hes masturbateing? :s

yeah how do you know he masturates?

Its normal for an eight year old boy, acually from what we learned in my college psych class, most boys start at age four. You said he does it all the time, If he begains to do it enough to hurt himself (make himself raw/bleed etc). Than you might have a problem, but that is promarally associated with children who were sexually assulted and are suffering severe mental destress. Your son sounds like he is doing something completely natural for his age though so you have no need to worry. I hope this helped

Part of being a boy but understand your question and concern.

Umm.. this might not involve masturbation but I'm worried.. I'm 13 and have not well.. been sexually active, I'm male and i masturbate regularly. I'm worried because at the base of my penis there's this weird bumps that go up the shaft a bit, I'm worried and no sure what's wrong. They do not itch, or hurt. I'm not sure if either of my parents have an STD.. I'm afraid to ask i need help please!!

As a mother, I'd say go to the doctor & get checked out. You might be able to open up to a parent about your concern... if not, it may work to say it's a private matter. You may be able to get another trusted adult to take you if you don't want mom or dad to know. I know these things can be pretty embarrassing... especially at your age. I'm not sure what it might be. Anyway, that's best left to a physician. Be prepared, though, he may come right out and ask if you've had sex yet.

Also, I'm very glad to hear you've not been sexually active. I know you're old enough to do it physically, but 13 is just not old enough to handle the emotions and responsibility that go along with being sexually active. Please wait for at least 5 more years when you have some time to mature. It would even be better if you can wait until marriage...

I started masturbating when I was eleven, and I did it 2-3 times a day. I'm now 18 and I've also got some tiny bumps on the head of my penis. The doctor said they were normal, and are called penile papules. They are sometimes seen with boys who masturbate a lot and are tiny bunches of blood vessels grouped together because the penis is excioted so often. Don't worry about them. Just maturbate and be happy. It's healthy for the penis to exercise it if you're not active, and keeps it in shape.

i masturbate im eleven

i started it when i was nine but not the normal way

i rubbed against stuff in bed now i do it normilly


make sure he dosent do it in public

ohh and if he goes thur a phase were he whatches gay porn thats normal


i masturbate every day
it natural

I'm a dad as well and I have 3 boys all of which went through masturbation states where they became very active with their sexual desires and masturbation. It is NORMAL for boys to masturbate or play with their body in sexual way. There is nothing wrong with your boy nor is there any reason at all that you should do anything or really say anything about it to him.

I would suggest you provide your son with a private room with a lock on the door where he can enjoy himself in privacy without you bothering him. Allow him to fully explore his sexuality and enjoy his own body in any way he feels necessary and as a dad, just stay out of it. He will be fine as long as you don't cause a problem.

With all my sons, I was fully aware that they masturbated but I sure as hell didn't try to talk to them about it. Just let your boy's be boys and STAY OUT OF IT. Let them enjoy their masturbation stage and they will grow out of it and into adulthood as strong healthy men.

im 13 and i masturbate 2-3 times a day

im 15. i masturbate occasionally and came across this post by mistake. intrestingly enough i was always scared to do it cuz i thought it was bad. thnx to all i feel just a tad better about it. i juts wont do it 5 times a day. once a day is all i need. or even 1 obce evry couple days...........now i feel weird......

My 10 year old mentally challenged boy masturbates. He functions at the level of a 3 year old and I'm sure he doesn't really understand what he's doing. Since he's still in diapers, there isn't any opportunity for him to use his hands. I'm not even sure how much satisfaction he gets. I do know that it is persistent and seems to happen when I put him to bed or when he wakes up in the morning. He does it by rubbing himself into his crib mattress. His sisters and babysitters have all seen him doing it It's almost as if it is an automatic habit. We don't try to intervene. We rarely have pants over his diaper but even when we use plastic pants he still masturbates the same way. I don't know if he ejaculates because his diaper is full of pee when we change him the next morning and I'm guessing even if he were to ejaculate his diaper would absorb the mess.

I should probably add that I use disposable diapers on David. We went through a problem where either he was pulling on his tapes or his tapes were coming undone. I switched brands (to tranquility) and that brand is not only more absorbent but it is much harder for him to get his tapes off. I keep alot of diapers in his nursery, so I still had plenty of the Walmart brand - I just simply used diaper pins and ever since, his diaper has stayed on.

Boys begin to touch themselves at a very early age. At about 9 or 10 they learn to do it with a purpose ie cause and effect. It is very normal. I started masturbating at age 7 and was able to produce sperm just before my 12th birthday. When my grandson was 9 I caught him doing the deed. I told him it was normal and not to be ashamed and to keep it private. He is 12 now and takes very long showers.

oh ur not gona beleive it my four years old son masturbat too. i think it is masturbating cuz he rabes his penis in the hard flour or in his mattress. i hate him when he do this . i think my six years old girl dose it too . she dose the same .when ever i catch them they hide and i tolled them not to do it again but they do it any way. at first i take then to the docter and i tried to make the docter understand but they dont cuz of my accent so they said it might be urinery track infection and they gave them antybiotic . and then my mom toled me to do the circum cetion on my son that well help and i took him to the docter they perfurm circum cetion on him it dosent work . iam so worried for him . he is so skiney . i mean both of them my doughter and my son . i dont know what to do. plz help me it is so discusting to see kids do this.

yea its normall!!!!!!!!!

kafkafka, Let them be and stop worrying. As you have read through the other posts..Masturbation is normal at any age. By telling them to stop, you are making them feel dirty about their own bodies. If they are too skinny then maybe they should be fed more or it's just that they are thin children..Find some healthy foods that they enjoy too. If you catch them masterbating, leave the room and give them their privacy. It's ok to tell them to do that in privacy if they are doing it in front of you, but don't make them feel it is wrong. I don't understand why people read through an entire forum and then ask the same question that has already been answered. It's normal!! Give them their privacy!

a great conclusion that masturbation is good enough,
nothing to worry . it is a naturl desire

hey kafka you say its discusting, what, you never did the deed?????????? Maybe you should give them the privacy they DESERVE. is it more discusting than having intercourse its a little bit neater wouldn't you agree.?.