solidadvice4teens answered Tuesday September 27 2011, 9:14 pm: It's normal for all age ranges if you do or don't. Doesn't matter about a person's sex. Statistically 70% of all females and 90% of all males will at some point in life. I wouldn't worry as a lot of classmates and people your age are. They just don't admit to it. That's more so with females than males.
Also, it need not be connected to anything sexual as people do it for comfort as well or because it feels good. Either way you're normal. It's an issue only if it's all you do, think about and you have zero life outside of it and or are doing it because of abuse.
So, I would relax in the fact that your normal and it's common among people your age especially through puberty and later on. Most of your classmates probably do so it's not a big deal if someone does or doesn't nor age.
If really concerned about this talk to your pediatrician or family doctor privately. They will back up what I said and tell you that it's normal in all age groups especially if you're really worried about it at all. They can also back up the fact that toddlers often discover their private parts much like fingers and toes at early age. Nothing wrong according to most medical people I've read and what was told to us in school when I younger about what you asked. [ solidadvice4teens's advice column | Ask solidadvice4teens A Question ]
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