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I agree. There are horror stories with child protection workers, you must be sure you need to take that step.

One way to do that is to contact people that have also cared for this child. Ask...

I don't think we have enough of the story, including the influence the child's mother and her husband/boyfriend have on the child, let alone all the people she's 'dumped with' when the parents...

I agree with the others that it seems harmless enough, and not to panic or over react with the child is a good idea. This sounds like a new behaviour as you said it's only happened the past couple...