Inappropriate Behavior in Preschoolers
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My almost 5 year old afab kiddo got expelled from preschool this school year for touching other boys privates (the school dealt with it VERY poorly). A couple months after we started a new preschool, he started wanting to be called by a different name, and be called male pronouns. Undoubtedly these things are related.
Even though he’s switched to a new name and male pronouns at school, and we have books about the body at home for him to read and look at, he’s still obsessed with penises and is asking other boys to pull down their pants, and kissing dolls’ private areas. He’s going to be in Kindergarten soon and I’m just deathly afraid that he’s going to get suspended or expelled again because of this behavior. The last expulsion was catastrophic and 7 months later, we’re all still recovering from it. I understand he’s very curious (likely because he feels like a boy yet doesn’t have male genitalia), and that this is developmentally normal to a point, but I’m not sure how to discourage the behavior without making him feel shamed. We have 4 therapists of different kinds and none know how to deal with the behavior. We feel totally lost, so any guidance on the matter is greatly welcomed!
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