Toddler behavior?

Question

My son is almost 2. I breast fed him until he was about 9months. The past few weeks he has been fixated on my breast. He will stick his hand down my shirt or lay on my chest and kinda tap them….Yes i will have a shirt on.. is this a normal thing and if not, how to discourage the behavior.? I just don’t want him doing to anybody else..

Answer

I wouldn’t make it seem like he’s in trouble, but o would use it as a way to teach about consent and bodily autonomy. “Mommy doesn’t like to be touched like that, please stop” or “you need to ask mommy before you can touch her like that” something along those lines. 
I also like to ask my 2 year old if I can give her a hug or a kiss and if she says no, I don’t do it. It’s a good way to model consent. 😊

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My son was breastfed until almost 4 years old. He would do this. I only corrected him if we were in public. It's a comfort thing. He's almost 5, and grew out of it. Nothing weird about it.

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It’s normal. He’s just curious. It’s a good time to start (if you haven’t already) teaching consent. I definitely wouldn’t discipline or shame him for it. Just set a strong boundary. He’s at an age where he’s learning body parts and differences between kids and adults and boys and girls.

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Discorage it, tell him no and remove his hands. It is a normal thing they do but its not an approperiate thing. So tell him no and remove hands etc. And if he persists stick him in time out until he can behave

Toddler behavior?

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