POST UPDATED with my advice.  Click below to jump to my answer:

Sometimes the toughest questions from our kids are the ones that catch us off-guard, make us do a double-take and leave us really scratching our heads about what to do.  Here’s one of those scenarios in today’s weekly parent puzzler:

Your 8 -year -old daughter came home from school and said that a little boy in her class approached her and told her to pull her underwear down so that he could touch her. You are friends with his mother and you know that he is a nice boy.

Moms and Dads, What would you do?

Answer:

First, don’t over react in front of your daughter. The fact that she came to you and told you shows you that she is comfortable telling you things that are embarrassing and you want to keep that communication open. So, when you speak to her, act very matter-of-fact and pleasant. Then, ask her what she said to him and whether or not she pulled her underpants down. If she didn’t, you praise her and if she did, ask her how it made her feel. Then, you tell that that her response is…