Parenting: cleaning uncut ones

HyperHulk · 6 Days Ago

Ok, I have a question here because I'm cut but plan on leaving my "future" son intact. How long does a parent have to clean their kid and at what age can the kid do this on his own and do parents have to remind their kids to clean it? Like with kids who are learning to potty train, you say, did you wipe and did you wash your hands? Or even, did you brush your teeth? Do parents say to their son, did you wash your pee pee?

For you guys who are uncircumcised, do you remember cleaning yourself at an early age and did you always do it or is it something that doesn't become an issue until you're older?

I seriously have no idea how parents approach this.

This is purely a hygiene issue question, don't dare make this a sex and kid thing.

bigmix · 6 Days Ago

congratulations! for the new member to come..

as an uncut man, i was taught to clean it since i was small around 5 or 6.. but mine was phimosis so it was really hard to let the glan come out.. (i also passed the process of bleeding as i left my glan out some time during my teen along the 'let it out' process, the skin was sooooooooooo tight. and it made me bleeding when peeing!! it came out around my 15-16, and i found that i couldn't roll it back since i was 18, so it grows very well since then.. haha.. today i just leave the glan out, couldn't roll back again. it's too loose to cover back anymore.. haha..) my mom was asked by some of her friends to bring me to do it, she asked my dad if he agreed, my dad told her that his glan came out when he was around 12-13!! so it's normal.. just tried to roll it everyday and it would ease the stretching the prepuce ..

i think today's kids learn fast, so you can teach him when he knows how to walk, and go to pee on his own, it will come automatically with that kinda process.. make it natural.. all my 3 brothers are uncut too, no man in my family is cut..

enjoy uncut-ing.. ;)

HyperHulk · 6 Days Ago

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Originally Posted by bigmix

congratulations! for the new member to come..

Cheers for that, but I'm not having a son anytime soon. I mean at some point in the future if I have one. I mentioned in another thread that I wouldn't have my "son" cut but then I realized I had no idea how to handle the uncut thing because I wasn't uncut.

ManlyBanisters · 6 Days Ago

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Infant Smegma: Skin cells from the glans of the penis and the inner foreskin are shed throughout life. This is especially true in childhood; natural skin shedding serves to separate the foreskin from the glans. Since this shedding takes place in a relatively closed space - with the foreskin covering the glans - the shed skin cells cannot escape in the usual manner. They escape by working their way to the tip of the foreskin. These escaping discarded skin cells constitute infant smegma, which may appear as white ``pearls'' under the skin.
Adult Smegma: Specialized sebaceous glands - Tyson's Glands - which are located on the glans under the foreskin, are largely inactive in childhood. At puberty, Tyson's Glands produce an oily substance, which, when mixed with shed skin cells, constitute adult smegma. Adult smegma serves a protective, lubricating function for the glans.
Foreskin Hygiene: The foreskin is easy to care for. The infant should be bathed or sponged frequently, and all parts should be washed including the genitals. The uncircumcised penis is easy to keep clean. No special care is required! No attempt should be made to forcibly retract the foreskin. No manipulation is necessary. There is no need for special cleansing with Q-tips, irrigation, or antiseptics; soap and water externally will suffice.
Foreskin Retraction: As noted, the foreskin and glans develop as one tissue. Separation will evolve over time. It should not be forced. When will separation occur? Each child is different. Separation may occur before birth; this is rare. It may take a few days, weeks, months, or even years. This is normal. Although many foreskins will retract by age 5, there is no need for concern even after a longer period. [1984 version only: No harm will come in leaving the foreskin alone.] Some boys do not attain full retractability of the foreskin until adolescence.
Hygiene of the Fully Retracted Foreskin: For the first few years, an occasional retraction with cleansing beneath is sufficient.
Penile hygiene will later become a part of a child's total body hygiene, including hair shampooing, cleansing the folds of the ear, and brushing teeth. At puberty, the male should be taught the importance of retracting the foreskin and cleaning beneath during his daily bath.
Summary: Care of the uncircumcised boy is quite easy. ``Leave it alone'' is good advice. External washing and rinsing on a daily basis is all that is required. Do not retract the foreskin in an infant, as it is almost always attached to the glans. Forcing the foreskin back may harm the penis, causing pain, bleeding, and possibly adhesions. The natural separation of the foreskin from the glans may take many years. After puberty, the adult male learns to retract the foreskin and cleanse under it on a daily basis.

From Newborns: Care of the Uncircumcised Penis

Hope that helps ease your mind, Hulk.

lvsxy808 · 6 Days Ago

I understand that when they are very young, the foreskin doesn't actually peel back properly anyway, it's still attached to the glans, and you shouldn't force it or you might damage it. Since no-one should be sniffing under a five-year-old's foreskin anyway, that isn't usually a problem.

I would say that you bring it up during the traditional "birds and bees (and whatever elses)" talk. Simply point out that a potential partner appreciates a pristine pecker, and that should they some time in the future intend to have sex, they should be thoroughly cleaned before hand. Although not with a steel-wool scourer.

Hell, just tell them to do it whenever they shower. Easy. Really, there's no need to "handle the uncut thing" - just tell him it's a part of the body that needs cleaning, just like every other part.

DC_DEEP · 6 Days Ago

Very good, Manly. Very good.

Really, it's so much less an issue than is widely understood.

HyperHulk · 6 Days Ago

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Originally Posted by ManlyBanisters

From Newborns: Care of the Uncircumcised Penis

Hope that helps ease your mind, Hulk.

Yeah! That's great, I don't have to worry about it or go near it. That does help and removes that particular anxiety. Thanks.

The Greek Dude · 6 Days Ago

As i've said before: My mom told me to hold back my foreskin when she bathed me as far back as I can remember (about a year old). She didn't wait until I was older to teach me, so that by the time I could take a bath or shower by myself, I already knew that I was supposed to clean it out. As with anything: what you teach your children in the first two years of their life will stick with them forever.

dolfette · 6 Days Ago

my son is 7 now.
he's never had any problems with his foreskin.
as a baby, i just wiped the outside...no rolling back.
now i tell him to roll it back in the bath. a rinse is all it needs.

it really is very easy to cope with

Freddie53 · 6 Days Ago

My mom taught me how to clean it as a little boy. She would ask up until about third grade if I was doig it, but She would ask, if I was keeping it clean, but she didn't check after about third grade.