Posts by Monkeygrrl

Quote: Originally Posted by kythe  How do you start talking to your kids about what circumcision is?   My daughter is 12 and son is 10.  I've never mentioned it to either of them since it just...

I say leave it alone. Don't retract it. Don't let anyone else retract it.   It could be irritated from just rubbing against the diaper or if he's playing with his penis a lot. It could be normal movement/loosening of the...

A couple ideas -    1 - Can you make a FlyLady-type control journal for your daughter (and maybe one for you, as an example)? Make it with pictures and words, and for somethings you can ask "what does your journal say?"...

I'm sorry, I didn't know what VCUG stood for.    Regardless, a circ is a cosmetic procedure, unless hypospadias is the issue. Taking off the foreskin (and whatever other penile tissue ends up going with it) will not fix...

But a circumcision is not going to fix a UTI. Something else is going on. I would get a second (or third/fourth) opinion, and I would do whatever tests necessary to get the answers. Circumcision is not the answer here. If your son has...

My boys are 9 and 6. And we homeschool, so our morning schedule is maybe a tad more lenient than a public schooled child's would be.   However - from 2yo, when we started transitioning them to their own bed in their own room,...

I have a family of four. Here is my laundry system. Maybe it will help others.   My boys, ages 9 and 6, each have their own laundry basket in their room, and they have separate days to do their laundry. 9yo is done on Fridays,...

It could be that the foreskin is separating from the head of the penis. Maybe you could try some extended bath time, just letting him play in the water a bit. Can you ask him to pull back his foreskin so you could see? And maybe he...

YES! Thank you!!! :)

Does anyone have this link handy? I can't find it.    It's things that Mom's should read, about why Dad's tend to insist on circ'ing, even though they know it's the wrong thing to do.   Thanks!!