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How To Make A Teen Boy To Stop Masturbating?
Question: Can a parent or a pediatrician do anything to get a teen boy (14yo) to stop masturbating, make him do it less or make it unpleasant to do?
Hi,
Thank you for your query.
I can understand your dilemma. However, at this age this is a natural phenomenon and most of the teenagers indulge in it. With times the frequency does reduce. There is no way of stopping a teenager from masturbating. The teenager needs to be counselled and handled with patience. It becomes difficult for parents to handle this problem as the teenager tends to revolt. It is advisable to consult the pediatrician/child psychologist who shall, in his own way, discuss the issue with the teenager.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Please feel free to revert back in case any clarifications are required or you want to share more facts about the case.
Regards,
RKK
Thank you for your query.
I can understand your dilemma. However, at this age this is a natural phenomenon and most of the teenagers indulge in it. With times the frequency does reduce. There is no way of stopping a teenager from masturbating. The teenager needs to be counselled and handled with patience. It becomes difficult for parents to handle this problem as the teenager tends to revolt. It is advisable to consult the pediatrician/child psychologist who shall, in his own way, discuss the issue with the teenager.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Please feel free to revert back in case any clarifications are required or you want to share more facts about the case.
Regards,
RKK
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is there anything a parent can say or do to make the teenager not want to do it as much? Can a doctor tell him to not indulge so much?
Hi,
Thank your for your update.
If you are confident that you can handle the situation then you can always attempt it. However, it is always better to use the "third party approach" to get the results that we expect. As I mentioned above the doctor/pediatrician/child psychologist can certainly handle it better and ask him not to indulge so much.
Regards,
RKK
Thank your for your update.
If you are confident that you can handle the situation then you can always attempt it. However, it is always better to use the "third party approach" to get the results that we expect. As I mentioned above the doctor/pediatrician/child psychologist can certainly handle it better and ask him not to indulge so much.
Regards,
RKK
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you. If I have to do it myself, any tips on what I can say to scare him or make him think it's not good to do? Any other tricks? And is it ever appropriate to punish them for it and how?
Hi,
Thank you for the update query.
As I mentioned earlier this situation has to be handled very delicately and with tact. If you scare or punish him then he may revolt and the situation may get out of control. If you want to handle it yourself then you have to sit down with him in a friendly environment and discuss the issue with him rather then command him.
I hope you handle this issue tactfully and not let it go out of control where your teenager revolts against you.
I hope I have clarified the approach.
Regards,
RKK
Thank you for the update query.
As I mentioned earlier this situation has to be handled very delicately and with tact. If you scare or punish him then he may revolt and the situation may get out of control. If you want to handle it yourself then you have to sit down with him in a friendly environment and discuss the issue with him rather then command him.
I hope you handle this issue tactfully and not let it go out of control where your teenager revolts against you.
I hope I have clarified the approach.
Regards,
RKK
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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