Why does your 4 year son old hump stuffed animals?

Answer 1

Because YOU let him. This is unwanted behavior, you should stop your son from doing this behavior.

[Added later by another person: My son does this with great enthusiasm. Since he is not in any situation where he could be abused, we checked with a developmental pediatrician on how "appropriate" it was and whether we should be concerned. 1. He said not to be concerned, it's normal for some children. 2. Don't make the child feel guilty about it, even if you ask them not to do it. 3. (What we ended up doing.) Set boundaries. We told our son "special hugs" are only for stuffed animals when he's alone in his bedroom. This worked-- it's still odd-- but it worked.]

(added on again: I was very concerned when I found my 2 year old daughter humping her doll. So after a lot of research and asking physicians the conclusion we have come to is that this is a calming affect for children. Our daughter is now almost 5 and continues to do this. She will only do it alone and gets very embarassed if you interrupt. But, we have found that she does this more after she has been in trouble, so the calming effect makes sense. It is still concerning to see, but what irritates me is uneducated people that judge the situation without any information. We have been assured this is not related to sexual behaviors and does not occur because behaviors the child has seen. The whole situation is concerning in any parents mind, but again we have been told it is not anything to worry about)

Answer 2

You son is going through puberty and doesn't want to get into trouble by humping a girl.

Answer 3

She may be imitating actions she sees in life, like dogs humping, rabbits humping, or you humping. Lock your bedroom door.

Answer 4

She have mood swings right now.