Patient's question:
Okay, here is the translation following your instructions:Nip the private parts, feels comfortable. The day before yesterday, for some unknown reason. Past treatment history and effectiveness: Not treated. What kind of assistance is desired: Wondering if it's precocious, is it embarrassing...
Doctor's answer:
Observe carefully, do not punish or scold the child. Some parents often use intimidation and punishment to deter the child, but the punishment is ineffective and can easily trigger the child's anxiety and panic, leading to personality traits such as timidity, sensitivity, low self-esteem, or aloofness. Therefore, when you notice that the child has the habit of scratching the external genitalia, it is best for parents not to point it out directly. Instead, they should divert the child's attention by, for example, giving them new toys to play with, telling them interesting stories, or playing games with them. This way, the child will have no opportunity to scratch, and gradually correct this bad habit through relaxed and engaging activities.Second, encourage the child to participate in a variety of rich and diverse outdoor activities and physical exercises, cultivate broad interests, and help the child focus their energy on positive activities. Organize group games, where individual behavior is restrained by the group, so the child will never pay attention to their reproductive organs.
Third, pay attention to cultivating the child's sexual hygiene habits. Whether the child is a boy or a girl, they should clean their external genitalia every night before taking a nap and maintain hygiene to prevent the occurrence of diseases. If abnormal reactions are observed, seek timely medical treatment. If redness is noticed in the external genitalia or under the foreskin, potassium permanganate solution can be used for bathing.
Fourth, cultivate good sleep habits for the child, with fixed nap and bedtime times. Let the child go to bed when they feel tired and drowsy. After a full night's sleep, ensure they go to bed immediately.
Fifth, use fun activities to divert the baby's attention. Parents should engage in more parent-child activities with the baby, helping them build stronger, stable, and healthy attachment relationships with family members. Over time, the baby will forget about scratching the external genitalia.
Wishing the baby healthy growth!
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