WWYD?

Lets say you are babysitting a 4 year old little girl, and you happen to look over at her while she is sitting on the sofa watching TV, and she has her hands down her pants, playing with herself. What do you do?
This happened to my sister last week. She just told the little girl it is something she needs to do in private, at her house. She then informed the parents. They both told her it is not ok, and next time she needs to "pop" her.
I feel like the little girl is just exploring her body, and it makes me sad that her parents are making her feel like it isn't ok!

I'm interested in what people will say, I haven't came across this but I would definitely not know how to react either.

Well I probably would not have said anything about it because I would not have had a second thought about it. But if someone told me to "pop" their child I would tell them to smurf them self

Quoting ~Hugh Jazz~:" Lets say you are babysitting a 4 year old little girl, and you happen to look over at her while she is ... [snip!] ... like the little girl is just exploring her body, and it makes me sad that her parents are making her feel like it isn't ok! "

It's totally normal. Her parent's are dicks.

I think your sister did the right thing. I don't understand why the little girl needs to be popped...smh.

Quoting applelove:" Well I probably would not have said anything about it because I would not have had a second thought about it. But if someone told me to "pop" their child I would tell them to smurf them self "

The reason she said something was because my nephew was sitting there. I don't think I would have said anything to the parents though. She told the parents she would NEVER put a hand on their kids, so she wouldn't pop her. She just said if it happens again she will tell her to stop, because that's what the parents want. I just think it is sad. She is going to think there is something wrong with it if they tell her to stop, but it is perfectly normal!

sounds normal to me
my daughter was about that age when she started touching her vagina , first i asked her why she was doing it and she said it felt good
so i explained that it was something to do in private and to make sure she washed her hands after
she was fine with that explanation and it only lasted a week or two

she did do it at her dads and he told her not to lol
i told him not to tell her that as it normal , and asked him if he never played with his penis lol

she hasnt done it for ages , and if she has i have not seen it , so she has either stopped or she does it in private

its no good telling them off for it , it will just make them feel bad

IMO your sister did the right thing by telling the little girl that is something we do in private in our room...and I do not feel it is ok to "pop" a child for exploring his or her body after all we are all sexual beings and kids explore new things and discover new things...that would be like people telling me to "pop" my 8 month old son because every time I change him his hand goes south on his boy parts and I take his hand away and cover that thing up so I dont get peed on lol but I feel that it is normal for kids to explore their body...

Quoting ~Hugh Jazz~:" The reason she said something was because my nephew was sitting there. I don't think I would have said ... [snip!] ... think it is sad. She is going to think there is something wrong with it if they tell her to stop, but it is perfectly normal!"

I think your sister should keep doing what she did the first time. Say something like if you touch your privets you should do it in privet. I don't have kids that old so I am not that good at knowing how to talk to them.

But what she did the first time was right and maybe she can help this girl out a little. Sounds like her parents are going to lead her to an eating disorder.

I would never hit a kid