Body Awareness in Preschoolers — One Mom’s Fears

Dear Dr. Heather, I am worried about my 3-year-old daughter, who has made 2 comments about her “bottom” in the last 2 weeks. She didn’t want me to look at her bottom when I was putting a pull-up on her. When I asked her why, she said “I don’t know.” And visiting her grandparents’ house, more »

Dear BabyShrink: Is My Son Normal?

Dear Dr. Heather, My 3-year-old son gets upset with his penis gets erect. He says “mommy my pee pee go big.” It’s like a question/concern/fear all rolled into one statement. He then pulls down his pull-up or underweare (whatever he is wearing) and shows me…no matter who is around. I tell him it is ok more »