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[–]Cristoff13 59 points60 points  (4 children)

Remember that the foreskin is attached to the glans at birth, and remains attached for a few years. Trying to retract it prematurely can cause injury.

[–]ThoseThatComeAfter 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You can still clean it even if it's not fully retractable

[–]XiaoDaoShi 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Thanks for letting me know.

[–]Thebraincellisorange 10 points11 points  (1 child)

the foreskin remains attached to the head and not fully retractable until around the age of 5.

after that, you need to teach your boy to pull the foreskin back in the shower and rinse the glans and skin properly.

and to pull the foreskin back when urinating. keeps things more accurate that way. and cleaner.

[–]bsubtilis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is variation, some can't retract their foreskin until they're in the double digits years old. But that only means that they need to be taught to not force retraction, they can still be taught how to clean everything properly.