My pet, Tito, licked my head and arms and sat there, without barking. you should pop over to Bustle and read this myth-busting piece. He penetrated something and I felt like I was dying, and then I was lying on the floor, naked. Oh, and about that 'too much' vibrator use 'can lead to desensitization' thing. When you put it that context I understand! - SPM ( Not all vibrators are insertion toys, of course, but many are and many are used that way.) - Dan But I'm often surprised to hear from sex-positive, progressive parents who would purchase vibrators for their daughters-or in some cases already have purchased vibrators for their daughters-but who are squicked out by the thought of providing their sons with insertion toys that work for/with/on dicks. It's awkward, of course, to think about your kid pumping away at an appliance in the next room-and, hey, here's hoping he doesn't leave it in the sink after cleaning it. But if you want your son to arrive at partnered sex without a bad case of death grip syndrome, a Fleshlight is a safer option than a fist.
And boys, unlike girls, usually don't need to be encouraged to masturbate. If you would get your daughter an insertion toy-one that vibrates, something flesh-and-blood dicks can't do-why would you hesitate to get your son an insertion toy? Yes, boys have hands (so do girls) and boys can make fists.