Cleaning your penis

Teaching your child to clean their private body parts is an excellent way to build independence in their personal care.

Introduction

Teaching your child to clean their private body parts is an excellent way to build independence in their personal care. It can also be a good way to reinforce your child’s understanding of private and public, by teaching them to clean their private body parts in a private place. For more information on private and public go to private and public body parts

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You are doing such a good job of washing your arms and legs. You need to wash your penis too. Can I show you how?
Cleaning your body is important to keep it healthy and feeling good. Your penis is part of your body. It needs cleaning too. Can you show me how well you can clean your penis?

Strategies for you to try

Practice
Teach your child to clean their penis by practicing on their forefinger. This will help them learn the movement and correct amount of pressure to apply.
Utilise a visual schedule
Add cleaning your penis to visual schedule detailing your child’s shower or bath time routine.
Describe what you’re doing as you do it
When helping your child wash their penis, describe what you are doing as you do it and frequently check in with them by asking ‘is this OK?’ This tells your child that taking care of their body is important and that they can say stop at any time. If your child has limited mobility, give them time to clean their penis as best they can before asking them if it is OK for you to finish helping them wash the area.
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