Kids As Young As 7 Are Making Sexual Moaning Sounds – Here's Why You Need To Pull Them Up On It

Today in horrifying trends doing the rounds, children as young as seven are making inappropriate sexual moaning sounds. The ‘trend’ has been gathering steam globally for some time now, with reports from a year ago suggesting teachers were witnessing it in Australian schools. Meanwhile in 2022, teachers took to Glassdoor to share how they were stopping the trend in its tracks in class. While some might brush off this kind of behaviour as just kids being silly, others will undoubtedly find it pretty disturbing. As one parent shared on Instagram: “It’s rampant. It’s awful. So triggering.”Yet one thing a former sex education teacher wants parents to know is that they shouldn’t ignore it, regardless of how cringe it makes them feel. Why are kids making these noises?Kathleen Hema, who helps simplify sex talks for parents, has been hearing from parents of kids taking part in the trend.She suggested social media has likely played a part in it spreading – however she also noted that “some folks have commented to tell me that this was a common prank that kids were doing 10 to 15 years ago”.“There are some folks who say it’s due to tweens and teens seeing porn and mimicking the sounds they hear, but any kid could overhear the moaning sound from mainstream movies with a love scene,” Hema told HuffPost UK.“To be honest with you, I don’t know where the moaning trend originated but it doesn’t really matter because it’s here and it’s making parents, teachers, and other kids uncomfortable.”Should parents call their kids out when they do it or just ignore them?The sex education expert believes parents should be speaking to their kids about why the trend is problematic because for some individuals, the response to these sounds won’t be harmless – especially victims of sexual abuse.Hema explained that “hearing that sound can bring back trauma from abuse they have gone through and therefore no parent should be ‘letting it slide’ and not directly addressing it, as it could cause harm to others”.“It could be determined that it is a form of harassment if another person finds it triggering,” she added.How to respond if kids make moaning soundsThe expert advises approaching it like you would other behaviours that are inappropriate: by being “specific and direct” in your explanation.“If your kid is eight years old and older, and you hear them making the moaning sound, you have to address it and explain what sex is,” she said.“You can ask them where they heard it? Or why are they choosing to make this sound? Or why do they think it’s funny? Then say that the sound is made to insinuate an adult having sex.”The expert noted that most kids will be taking part in the trend “for laughs”.Yet in some cases, children who are victims of abuse might make these sounds as a way “for them to bring attention to something that they don’t know how to talk about or are afraid to tell someone about”.This is why it’s important for adults to ask why they started to do this behaviour, said Hema, in order to identify if they may be experiencing abuse.As part of this conversation, she added that if you haven’t yet explained what sex is to your child, now is the time to do that. (She’s shared a free guide here on how to go about that.)It’s crucial that parents let their child know that this is an inappropriate behaviour – and to convey the seriousness behind why it’s considered inappropriate, she continued.You could say something like: “Sex is not something children do or adults do in public. Making that sound is inappropriate and it is considered rude and inconsiderate to make moaning sounds towards someone.“Those sounds can make some adults and children feel uncomfortable and therefore it’s never OK to make those sounds for your amusement as it can cause harm to others.”What about if your child’s friend makes the sounds?“Nowadays, we don’t really parent other people’s kids,” noted Hema. “So my recommendation would be to find common ground with the kids’ parents and let them know that you’ve heard kids in their friend group making this sound and you want them to be aware that their child may be hearing it or participating in the trend as well.”You could let the parents know that you’ve addressed it with your own child, including what you said to them and why you took this approach. “You could send them this article and say that we all want our kids to feel safe and comfortable at school, at the playground, and/or on the bus and this trend is potentially harmful to their safety,” she added.Related...Kids Keeping Saying 'Six-Seven' And Nobody Seems To Know What It MeansSo THAT's Why Kids Keep Saying 'Black Santa Napkin'Is Your Child An 'Otrovert'? 9 Signs Revealed By A Psychiatrist

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