Your child may resume his normal activities whenever he feels ready. School-age children may miss 3 to 4 days of school. Your child should not ride on straddle toys or bicycles for a week. Rough play should also be avoided for several days. Bathing Your child may bathe immediately.
Baths help the area heal and make the sore area feel better.
Diet Your child may eat what he wants. Encourage your child to drink fluids. Your child has any bleeding from the wound not stopped by 5 minutes of direct pressure. Your child has pus draining from the wound or a large red area around the wound. Your child has not urinated in a 12-hour period.