Comments on: "Parenting" Fail: "Baby Talk" Magazine Screws Up Penis Care Advice

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:46:16 +0000

Cate,

Thank you so much for this. In the 90s I was with my second son and his Pediatrician tried to fully retract my 2 yr old. I was upset. I have now looked into this much further as more and more boys are left intact (NATURAL) and I have learned that this retracting practice has actually caused quite a few infections over the years. It is the main reason natural boys get infestions.

Tammy K,

I don’t understand how anyone can research this and still proceed to damage the fine touch and stretch nerves of their own child’s penis. About 20000 nerves are severred by male circumcision. And there is no doubt that these nerves are a HUGE source of pleasure thoughout a mans life.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:17:59 +0000

My intact little boy is now a teenager and healthy. When he was a preteen, we bought him a book for teens about sexuality. I made sure he’d read the penis care chapter. I got an eyeroll and a duh. I’ve never, ever touched or cleaned my son’s private equipment. Good grief. That would be creepy and abusive. Like breasts, penises are self-cleaning, at least until normal sexual desire takes over and self-exploration naturally moves the boys toward healthy cleaning while showering. I need to puke now over the ignorance that prevails in our mainstream society. Blech!

All the best,

Kris

By: joel

joel — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:21:51 +0000

@Cate Nelson

Thank you so much for bringing up this error in Baby Talk magazine. It is unfortunate that the material that is supposed to educate and enlighten new mothers is sending the wrong message on normal care of male infants.

@TammyK

I am sure you don’t mean that any decision parents make is okay, as long as they carefully thought about their decision first. If that is the case, you might also be making the case to allow genital cutting of female infants. Unfortunately, the AAP seems to be heading that direction, as in their latest statement on the practice they suggested some forms were less damaging than male circumcision and were therefore totally fine to inflict on baby girls.

Yes, in our culture it is VERY EASY to come to the conclusion that circumcision is a good choice for babies, and many amazing parents have bought into it. As such, I don’t think we should blame well-meaning parents, but that also doesn’t mean they were right. They were honestly mislead, and that is not their fault. Not many parents find out that the foreskin is healthy and contains thousands and thousands of fine-touch nerve endings like those found in the fingertips and lips before being faced with a doctor singing about the potential benefits all the way to the bank.

Let’s get past blaming people for doing this in the past, and work towards making sure people are more informed and prepared to protect their children from misinformation and harm in the future. That way we (and our children) ALL win.

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By: TheFeministBreeder

TheFeministBreeder — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:00:01 +0000

Man, I hate, hate, hate that magazine. They contacted me once asking if I’d accept their advertising on my site and I was all “NO WAY IN HELL!!!!”

Blech!

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:20:09 +0000

I don’t care whether parents have given the matter serious consideration. Will everyone respect my decision if I cut off part of my daughter’s genitals, as long as I gave it careful consideration? Maybe I should have her earlobes cut off too. In fact you know I always have to remind her to wash behind her ears, so if I have them cut off completely she’ll be cleaner. Male genital mutilation should be illegal unless there is an absolute medical necessity. Until that day parents who have it done electively should be vilified.

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By: zaheer

zaheer — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:02 +0000

Thank you for such a usefull and respectful argument.

Thanks to the Internet, many are learning what they have lost

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:35:56 +0000

@ TammyK,

I am sure you are a parent who weighs all the pros and cons of all decisions concerning your children. I don’t think anyone is judging you.

Unfortunately, Cate is right- MANY MANY parents have their child circumcised with little thought whatsoever. It’s unfortunate, but true.

By: Restoring Tally

Restoring Tally — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:03:37 +0000

One point of view that is often ignored in the circumcision debate is that of the son. I am a son and I was circumcised shortly after birth. I would have preferred to have kept all my parts. After all, it is my sex organ and I am the one who uses it, not my parents. I am restoring my foreskin, so I know how much better it is to have a foreskin, even if it is restored. I do not blame my parents for having me circumcised. They made a mistake. Unfortunately, I am the one paying the price.

Thanks to the Internet, many young men are learning what they have lost by being circumcised. Many question why their parents choose to circumcise them, why they were circumcised when there was so little, if any, true benefit to the surgery. These sons are questioning why their parents consented to the surgery when there was all sorts of information available about how circumcision is primarily a cosmetic surgery performed for the benefit of the parents. I am often surprised at how upset and angry some of these young men are about being circumcised. As an example, read the following forum:

http://www.foreskin-restoration.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3481