This is the second time that this has been brought to my attention and I wanted to share the information with all of you. This is not a rumor or a second hand story that I heard, but something that has occurred with two different kids and I know the both farang fathers.

Apparently it is somewhat common in villages for parents, grandparents and other family members to orally stimulate and / or fondle small children to get them to sleep or stop crying or behave.

There have been two farang friends of mine in the past 12 months that have walked in and caught a family member molesting one of their children. The first was an older grandmother with with her mouth on the genitals of a baby girl that was having trouble falling asleep. The other was an aunt that was fondling a young boy that was crying.

The claim is that it is "normal" and feels good for the child and that it gets them to stop crying, fall asleep easily or calm down if they are fussy. It was said that most people do it and it has been a practice for years among Thai families.

Another instance occurred when some village teens pulled down a toddlers pants and touched her. When confronted the teens claimed the child had short hair and they were curious if the luuk kreung was a boy or girl.

I am told that the police will not do a thing about it as it is "normal"

I just wanted to put the warning out as I know many of you have children you are raising in villages around the country.

Please keep a watchful eye on your litte'uns.