As new research is revealed that circumcision is not necessary to a healthy life, more parents are taking a stand and saying no to a time-honored tradition. A common misconcept about circumcision is that it is too much of a burden to place on children, to ask them to clean behind their foreskins as they grow older into adolescence and adulthood. And that could be applied to any part of the body like our ears, our toes or our fingers. Cleanliness is required of the entire body and that is no less true for a circumcised boy than it is for an uncircumcised boy. Another consideration when deciding whether or not to circumcise is the risk of urinary tract infections in non-circumcised boys.
Proper hygiene goes a long ways in keeping our entire body healthy.
Circumcising to maintain the same outward appearance of a child's father is also often thrown into a discussion. While it may seem comforting for father and son to look alike, all of us are individuals and deserve our own bodies. A father can easily explain to his son as he grows older that times have changed and now we know more about circumcision and how it isn't necessary anymore. Another fact about uncircumcised babies as they become young men, is that the intact foreskin allows more pleasure during sexual intercourse by the sheer nature of it. With no foreskin to move back and forth, some pleasurable experiences may be diminished.