From Childbirth Educator Today - by James E. Peron, Ed. D.

From the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The foreskin and the glans develop as one structure. Natural separation of the two structures occurs gradually during childhood. The age at which the foreskin becomes retractable differs for each child. It may take until the age of 17 or beyond. This is normal. Forcing the foreskin to retract may cause pain, bleeding, scarring, infection, and adhesions. Therefore, the foreskin of a child should be retracted only by the child himself when he is ready to do so.

Child care skills are normally passed down through the generations. Sometimes this passing down of knowledge can get interrupted. With a culture in which most males were circumcised for many years, the knowledge of how to care for a foreskin has largely disappeared in the US.

Our bodies are covered with skin. The penis, too, is covered with skin. The fold of skin that covers and protects the glans (head) of the penis is sometimes called the prepuce, but is more commonly known as the foreskin

Mothers who are available to discuss their decision not to circumcise their sons.

Guidelines for Parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Review of the literature about changes in the foreskin, particularly its retractibility, as a boy matures.

How to clean the penis of your little boy.

Did you know that many parents of intact boys can do without the "splatter guard" during potty training? This and other helpful hints about raising intact sons.

Support from circumcised fathers of intact sons

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