Patient's question:
Recently, I've noticed that when it's time for the child to take a nap after drinking milk at night, she always dislikes using her legs to squeeze you. Then she uses her lower body to lean on you. This phenomenon occurs every night.Treatment history and effectiveness: No specific treatment has been considered. The question is whether it's possible to help the child stop doing this. Is this behavior related to precocious puberty? However, the child is only a little over two years old.
Doctor's answer:
It is unlikely to be precocious puberty. It is probably rubbing syndrome, a behavioral disorder that brings excitement through rubbing, more common in girls. These children are of normal intelligence, and during recurrence, they are conscious and can be distracted by focusing attention. Recurrence can be increased by diverting their attention to interesting things, making them go to bed after being tired, and immediately going back to bed after waking up. Do not be too anxious. It is absolutely forbidden to scold, criticize, or mock. It can gradually resolve on its own as the child grows older.