This behavior is part of a normative period of children exploring all parts of their bodies, and some psychologists have even suggested genital play is a sign of healthy psychosexual development.
[2] Genital play may continue during early childhood.
When the child is about six years old, a sexual latency period starts in which there could be some private masturbation.
The latency phase ends when the child at ten years old enters preadolescence.
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