DD1 just told me someone 'touched' her... :/ HELP!
Okay, I am at a bit of a loss right now and would love some advice!
I just showered DD1 and got her organised for bed. As I was drying her off and getting her nappy, she was having a bit of a fiddle and I told her she shouldn't touch it because she would get sore or 'nappy rash'. She nodded and said something about 'kissing it better', and I told her that nobody should ever kiss her down there. She replied, 'The doctor did - he kissed it.'
Now, I know this is nonsense because obviously she's never been to the doctor unsupervised, she's not even 3 years old yet. So I assume she's talking about playing doctors and nurses at daycare, which I then quizzed her about.
Me: 'Which doctor, was it one of the kids at daycare?'
DD1: 'Yes.'
Me: 'Were you playing doctors and nurses at daycare?'
DD1: 'Yes, I was the doctor. I checked the blood pressure.'
Me: 'Was someone else playing doctor too? One of the boys, maybe?'
DD1 nodded yes and said, 'Yes, the boy doctor kissed it.'
I asked what his name was and she either couldn't or wouldn't tell me, and I told her that she should never let anybody touch her vagina or bottom and that if anybody tried to, she should say, 'Stop! Don't do that' and that she should tell mummy or daddy straight away. And if she was at daycare, she should go and tell Miss B, Miss A or Miss S straight away, and tell them who tried to touch her. DD1 followed perfectly, mimicked the 'Stop! Don't do that!' complete with hand motion, and a few minutes later when I put her to bed and gave her a kiss goodnight, I said, 'What should you do if anybody tries to touch your private parts?' and she answered, 'Tell Miss B or mummy'.
Did I do the right thing? She's going to daycare tomorrow (she goes Mondays and Wednesdays) and I will have a chat to Miss A and Miss B about this discussion and just let them know that there seems to be a bit of kiddy experimenting going on. I don't mind, I know I played lots of doctors and nurses as a kid, it's totally natural, I just don't want DD1 thinking that it's okay for anybody to touch her without her permission, or for grown-ups to touch her. Were my instructions the right thing? Please help! I'm a bit confused lol, I know she hasn't been near any adults unsupervised (I mean apart from her carers at daycare but I trust them, although one can never be 100% sure) and she did seem perfectly okay with her privates being touched so I assume she was a willing participant in whatever game was being played... but again, on the other hand, I want her to know that it's not okay for anybody to touch her, kwim?
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