My son turned 9 today, his friend (another boy) turns 6 in 2 days. Tonight his friend stayed the night, the boys went to bed earlier than normal with no TV on. I went into the room and thought the boys were lying too close together, so I quickly pulled the covers off of the kids to notice my son had his shorts kinda pulled down in the back and a little low in the front. I questioned the boys and moved the other boy to the living room on a cot. My son admitted that the other boy touched his penis and I do know when I pulled the blankets back, my sons penis was erect. The other boy said nothing happened and I left it at that with him since he is not my child. I am so upset and do not know how to handle this situation. I realize kids experiment, I did too and more than once and I grew up to be quite normal. I did have a talk with my son telling him his actions were unacceptable and that kind of behavior could land him in jail. A tasteless scare tactic that I now regret because my son is scared thinking he can go to jail but maybe scared enough for his own good? Or maybe damaging to his young mind? I hope not. PLEASE help me deal with this. What do I do next?
Momma Mary
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My hubby thinks I may be overreacting but I have good reason. I do not need and legal issues with my son. I never want this to happen again. I live in a tiny town and county. The other boys parents trust us and even told us tonight how their kids can stay nowhere in our town but here. I have a job with children and what if my son had legal issues over this, what if I lost my job because then people would wonder what I allow my kids to see and do.