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Child’s discovery leads to parents’ discomfort
Question: My 4-year-old
has recently “discovered”
his penis and seems rather
preoccupied with it. Do you
think it’s unusual or sinful
for him to fondle himself so
much?
Dr. Dobson: The answer
to both of your ques
tions is an emphatic “no!”
Unintentional (or even
intentional) self-arousal in
young children, specifically
boys, is neither unusual nor
sinful. Your little guy is sim
ply showing that he is “prop
erly wired.” There are no
long-term consequences to
this kind of innocent child
ish behavior, and it will soon
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resolve itself.
The only significance to
early fondling activity is in
how you as a parent deal with
it. I’ve received letters from
mothers who say they have
spanked their preschoolers
for touching themselves.
Some have described great
concerns about this behav
ior, seeing it as evidence of
an immoral nature that had
to be crushed. That is a very
dangerous posture to take. I
suggest that you not make a
big deal over it.
Question:That’s easy for
you to say. My 4-year-old
daughter doesn’t just fondle
herself at home, where we
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can ignore it. She rubs her
self whenever we are in pub
lic, such as
at church
or at a
restau
rant. How
should I
deal with
that?
D r .
Dobson:
You should
respond as
a teacher,
not a
Dr. James
Dobson
Focus on the Family
disciplinarian. Take your
daughter aside and talk
about your concern.
Explain that there are
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some things that we don’t do
in public - not because they
are wrong, but because they
are impolite. Just as you
wouldn’t urinate in front of
other people, you should not
be touching yourself when
others can see you. If she
continues to fondle herself,
other people will I,hink she is
strange and some may laugh
at her - something you’re
sure she wouldn’t like.
Your purpose in speaking
this way is to sensitize her
to the social implications
involved in what she’s doing.
Show yourself to be firm
and confident, not shocked
or embarrassed. The key to
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your approach is the avoid
ance of any suggestion that
her body is dirty or “wrong”
or evil. Such an implication
might raise a whole host
of other problems for your
child that could carry over
into adolescence and even
adulthood.
Question:What immedi
ate changes would you make
in junior and senior high
schools to improve the learn
ing environment there?
Dr. Dobson: We must
make schools safer for stu
dents and eachers. Guns,
drugs and adolescence make
a deadly cocktail. It is unbe
lievable what we have per
Sen. Sam Nunn
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A dark horse candidate
may win the 2008
presidential elec
tion. None of the present
Democratic and Republican
front runners for president
have captured the imagi
nation of the American
people.
The top Democratic
hopefuls are Sen. Hillary
Clinton,
Sen.
Barack
Obama,
former
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Sen.
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date John Edwards. Kerry
and Gore, having lost pre
vious presidential elec
tions, no longer command
voter appeal. Clinton and
Obama are exciting can
didates, but to be realistic
the electorate may not be
ready to place a woman
The birth of Jesus
gives us all we need
Printed on the out
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were these words:
“Everything You Need For
Fresh
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spon-
dence
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opened
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out
more
about
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offer. “Now you can have
the most and emjoy every
thing you need.”
The material being pub
licized was described as a
valuable resource designed
to save time in planning
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“Some people seem to
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mitted to happen on our
campuses. No wonder some
kids can’t think about their
studies. Their lives are in
danger!
Yes, we can reduce the
violence if we’re committed
to the task. Armed guards?
Maybe. Metal detectors? If
necessary. More expulsions?
Probably.
No-nonsense administra
tors? Definitely. When
schools are blessed by strong
leadership, like the legend
ary Joe Clark at Eastside
High School in Paterson,
N.J., they make dramatic
progress academically.
See DOBSON, page 6B
or a person of color in the
White House. The youth
ful Obama has intellect
and charisma, but needs
further seasoning before
tackling the toughest job
in the world. Edwards’
best chance to gain the
Democratic nomination
would be as a compromise
candidate.
Top Republicans are Sen.
John McCain, former mayor
Rudy Giuliana, former
Speaker Newt Gingrich,
and Governor Mitt Romney.
John McCain shot himself
in the foot by calling for
100,000 more troops in
Iraq at a time when the
American people expressed
displeasure with President
Bush’s conduct of the war
by voting Republicans out
of office. Giuliana irrevoca
bly besmirched his image
through an ugly divorce in
2002 amid rumors of an
openly adulterous affair
with a former staffer.
Were he the Republican
nominee, the media would
See POWELL, page 6B
letter stated, emphasizing
accomplishments for oth
ers to be more difficult.
The truth of the state
ment is visible as we
observe people in general.
What comes easy to one
is not so easy for another.
What some can do, others
declare to be impossible.
However, we each have
access to that resource
which is no secret. It is He,
who was born on Christmas
day, who puts life and hope
into planning and prepar
ing.
Through the birth of
Jesus, we “Have the best,
save the most and enjoy
everything we need.”
“No wonder we are
happy in the Lord.”
For we are trusting in
Him. We trust in His holy
name.” - Psalms 33:21,
Living Bible
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