Why do women cross their legs?

In modern society, people may not have too many requirements on the dress or behavior of some female friends. So for some female friends, they may prefer to cross their legs or do other unruly behaviors in some occasions in life. In some of these situations, some will reflect a person's living habits, some will reflect a person's family education, but in this case, some will reflect that there is discomfort in some part of your body. So let us understand why women cross their legs?

1. Leg clamping is a medical name for a disease. For example, a 9-year-old girl often gets distracted during class and twists her body on the chair. Sometimes her legs suddenly straighten and her face becomes red and sweaty. The teacher’s repeated criticisms have been ineffective, and treatment for ADHD has not worked. She went to the hospital for brain CT scans, EEGs and other tests, all of which were normal. Finally, it was diagnosed as "leg clamp syndrome" in the sexual medicine clinic.

This is a physiological phenomenon that is common among school-age children, especially girls. There are many reasons for this phenomenon, such as unclean genitals, tight underwear, sexual abuse and other factors that cause genital irritation. When you squeeze your legs and twist them, you can feel sexual impulse and pleasure, and when your legs become straight, it means you have reached orgasm. Leg-clip syndrome does not mean that children have poor self-control, but if they develop this habit over time, it will make them feel inferior and fearful, which will affect their physical and mental development.

From a certain perspective, this "leg-clamping" behavior of children is a form of masturbation, a generalized oppression of the external genitalia, but it is different from masturbation limited to the external genitalia (such as the vagina, penis, etc.) that occurs in adolescence and adulthood. This is because children can receive sexual information or stimulation from the outside world, but cannot realize and understand it deep in their hearts. Generally speaking, children's habit of squeezing their legs together will disappear when they reach a certain age or will be replaced by masturbation.

It should be noted that this kind of masturbatory behavior in children can appear when they are just a few months old. Symptoms include paroxysmal body twisting, flushing of the face, sweating, and groaning. This often causes concern among parents and may be misdiagnosed as epilepsy or other serious diseases.

2. What factors can aggravate this disease?

1. Parents stimulate their children's legs and perineum too much, including cleaning and scrubbing too frequently;

2. Local itching and friction caused by pinworm disease, vulvar eczema or tight pants;

3. Calcium deficiency leads to increased sympathetic nerve irritability;

4. Some children lack maternal love or suffer discrimination, are not emotionally satisfied, and vent their emotions through self-stimulation.

3. How should parents deal with this correctly?

When parents discover that their children have the habit of squeezing their legs together, they do not need to be overly nervous, because this does not mean that the child is psychologically or mentally unhealthy. There is no need to worry that the child will become bad in the future, and there is no need to scold or forcibly stop the child's behavior. If parents’ attitude is too tough, it will only further reinforce the child’s behavior.

How can parents help children correct themselves?

With the help of a doctor, parents can carefully check whether there are any adverse stimuli in the child's body. If the child suffers from diseases such as pinworms, vulvar eczema, etc., he or she should be treated promptly.

4. If the above-mentioned adverse stimuli are eliminated, parents should help their children in real life.

1. Cultivate good habits of regular sleep and rest for children. Do not go to bed too early at night and do not lie in bed after waking up to reduce the chances of "leg clamping" in children.

2. Parents should also pay attention to creating a good family environment for their children and give them sufficient warmth and care. Usually encourage children to participate in more outdoor activities and try to reduce the time they play alone.

3. When parents find that their children are about to or are doing the "leg clamping" action, they can pretend nothing has happened and not notice it. They can pick up the child and take a walk, or give the child some toys or cartoons that are more attractive to the child to divert the child's attention.