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I have a 6 year old niece that was visiting friends with her parents and 8 year old brother. The friends have two boys, ages 7 and 9. The 8 and 9 year olds took off playing and the 7 year old boy and my niece were playing in the 7 year old boy's room when the parents noticed that things had become strangely quiet. They went to see what the kids were doing, and the door to the 7 year old's room was barricaded from the inside. When they finally pushed the door open they found my niece completely naked lying on the 7 year old's bed and he had his shirt off.
Needless to say the parents were in complete shock and separated the two and got my niece dressed. Both children have been questioned by their respective parents and the only information that they have given is that the boy removed my niece's clothes because he was, "curious".
I am very concerned about both my niece and the boy involved. I was sexually abused as a kid, so I am really sensitive to stuff like this. I have told my sister that she should contact my niece's pediatrician and ask if this behavior is "normal" or if the pediatrician suspects that there is something that needs to be looked into. My sister keeps brushing it off as, "kids will be kids" and hasn't taken any action about it.
I keep thinking this boy barricaded the door, so he obviously knew he was doing something wrong and I wonder if he is being sexually abused by someone else thus his actions....
What is your take on this? Innocent, curious children or something amiss?
Needless to say the parents were in complete shock and separated the two and got my niece dressed. Both children have been questioned by their respective parents and the only information that they have given is that the boy removed my niece's clothes because he was, "curious".
I am very concerned about both my niece and the boy involved. I was sexually abused as a kid, so I am really sensitive to stuff like this. I have told my sister that she should contact my niece's pediatrician and ask if this behavior is "normal" or if the pediatrician suspects that there is something that needs to be looked into. My sister keeps brushing it off as, "kids will be kids" and hasn't taken any action about it.
I keep thinking this boy barricaded the door, so he obviously knew he was doing something wrong and I wonder if he is being sexually abused by someone else thus his actions....
What is your take on this? Innocent, curious children or something amiss?