should I be concerned?

United States
December 1, 2007 10:13pm CST
Recently when my 4 year son draws a picture of a person he has been drawing a pee pee on the person. Do you thing that this is normal? I have asked him if anyone has touched his and he told me no I asked him if he has touched anyone's and he has told me no. But I am not sure if he totally understand the questions. I am getting a little worried should I be?
2 people like this
10 responses
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
2 Dec 07
I would not be concerned. My son is 8 and I know when he was younger and he found his that was all he talked about. When his pee pee first got hard he thought it was the best things since sliced bread. If you react loud or negatively toward or think it is funny, I am sure he will just keep bringing it up up.
• United States
2 Dec 07
i have been tring not to react to it, but it is kind of hard not to.
• United States
2 Dec 07
I wouldnt be concerned. He is a little boy and knows he has one. When he draws a person he draws face, eyes, hair, legs, ect...why not a pee pee too? Its part of him. I think thats all hes thinking. I wouldnt be concerned at this point.
• United States
2 Dec 07
I did not think of it like that he is drawing what he sees in himsself
@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
2 Dec 07
That is very disturbing, children draw what they have enountered in real life and those things that linger in the psyche. My son became very hysterical 4 years ago when I transfered him from his old school to a new one. He was literally broken down and we didnt understand what was happening to the boy. He was 9 years then. When I took him to a counsellor, he was asked to draw a picture-the only picture he drew was of a tall intimidating man dressed in a coat. When he was asked to relate this to his new school, he told the counsellor that the headmaster of the school had called him a rebel in class-I happened to come from a part of my country where there was ongong rebellion to the government-this statement broke my son down and he became hysterical-we had to take him back to his old school and constantly counselled him to make him recover. I want to urge you not to take those drawings lightly flora-something could be gravely wrong with your son!
• United States
2 Dec 07
i know that kids do tend to draw what is on their minds. I am just not sure why this is on his mind.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
3 Dec 07
I do not know if it should be investigated or not. I have been around and worked with children all my life and I have never seen a child draw a pee pee on a picture. I am not saying whether it is normal or not, I do not know. But, if it were my four year old, I would be concerned.
2 Dec 07
I don't think you should really be concerned, to be perfectly honest with you. It's completely natural for him to draw something he sees on his own body, I don't think there's any cause for concern, really.
@megumiart (3771)
• United States
2 Dec 07
I don't think you should be concerned, my friends and I used to do that at that age, and we're fine.
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
2 Dec 07
Keep asking, Keep telling. Ma bee he will respond. But I feel of his age It should be normal. He have probably realized that he has one him self. And that he is different from girls. It comes with the age. They will get interested of this things But of course You can never be shore can you. But I think it is the age it comes with. The development of the nature. If you are worried, you should talk to childcare when you do a health check up or call and talk about it. Ask if it is normal. The development of children's sexuality are flossing up sooner or later, can not remind of the age though, mine are 20 and 16, you tend to forget about it..... Have a great ADVENT SUNDAY
• Philippines
2 Dec 07
nothing to worry about. he's just expressing himself. although u should orient him on the wrong places to touch. i mean, it;s just an anatomy. unless, he experiences bad dreams or nightmares, or is afraid of touching or being touched, then tehre is nothing to worry about. be ready for the birds and the bees question soon! lol!
@skinnychick (6905)
• United States
2 Dec 07
I don't think so- my 2 year old has already found his and talks about it. I think it's a normal reaction to a little boy growing up. Maybe ask just in case, if anyone has ever "hurt" him there and if he says no then he is surely fine. I've noticed that little boys come into recognizing their privates much earlier than girls.
@smilemou (39)
• China
2 Dec 07
Relax~ Let him go:) He is just a lovely boy, we shouldn't fetter him by our thought. Don't worry about it. Maybe he will be the great. Wish your son be happy and healthy:)