Re: 9-10 Year Old Boys Equipment

[Guest guest]

haha.. sorry, but I read that and giggled, thinking " that's not a proud moment

for a daddy to read about his son " lol!

Shar

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after Nic was born was when I read his chart

and it said " small penis " .

[Guest guest]

Yes, a small penis is one of the characteristics of boys with DS.

Len Leshin, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Father to Avi, 7 y/o with DS

Down Syndrome: Health Issues http://www.ds-health.com

[Guest guest]

Len, could you please define " small " ? My son is six and his " package " is

approx. 1 inch to 2 inch long (visual - no yardstick used). What would be

normal vs. small? I went to your site but did not find anything specific to

size. Thanks! Kim.

Re: 9-10 Year Old Boys " Equipment "

Yes, a small penis is one of the characteristics of boys with DS.

[Guest guest]

LOL, Bob said it came from my side of the family. LOL

Di, mom to Jake(18,nda) and 4 (DS)

Pennsylvania

Re: 9-10 Year Old Boys " Equipment "

haha.. sorry, but I read that and giggled, thinking " that's not a proud

moment for a daddy to read about his son " lol!

Shar

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after Nic was born was when I read his chart

and it said " small penis " .

[Guest guest]

At 01:57 PM 6/25/2001 , Doll, Kim L wrote:

>Len, could you please define " small " ? My son is six and his " package " is

>approx. 1 inch to 2 inch long (visual - no yardstick used). What would be

>normal vs. small? I went to your site but did not find anything specific

>to size. Thanks! Kim.

OK, from the tip of the penis to the very base, a six year old can be

between 4 and 7 cm (1 1/2 to 3 inches).

In fact, this range holds steady for the age range of 5 years to the

beginning of puberty. Note that this data comes from Caucasians in 1943; I

can't find anything more recent.

Len Leshin, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Father to Avi, 7 y/o with DS

Down Syndrome: Health Issues http://www.ds-health.com

[Guest guest]

Fran, this has been a problem with us since started wearing underwear at

4. He almost NEVER has accidents, but he too can hold it seemingly forever. It

is a tough situation because I found that everytime we were going out I would

make go, so he never got to the point where he had to tell us. Finally

this summer we had a few weeks before camp and I decided to go cold turkey and

stick close to home (no mall trips or playgrounds without bathrooms) and just

force him to tell me...in other words, don't take him to the potty on a

schedule. And it worked.

My suggestion is to take a week where you can stay home (or are only going

places where an accident wouldn't be an embarrassment to your son, like a

relative or friends house), pump him up with fluids (watermelon works great)

and wait until he tells you. He might have an accident or two, but my guess is

he'll rise to the occassion. Of course reward him wildly when he DOES tell you

he has to go.

Good luck!

R.

Mom to (7, ds) and Grace (4)

[Guest guest]

> If it isn't a " Ds thing, then

> Ted sure keeps getting dealt the challenging hand!

> Gail in Cleveland

Gail, I have to think this is a a ds thing! On another note, did you work

out Ted's school situation for next year? I know you home schooled him for

a good portion of last year and was just wondering what you were able to

work out for Ted this year.

R.

Mom to (7, ds) and Grace (4)

[Guest guest]

I've heard the cheerio suggestion before, but I'm afraid he'll go after it

:-))) Gabe has no " gross factor " ! I tell him, " in the potty please! " but he

is too busy messing around and scratching his buns to pay attention......good

grief.....my girls were soooo much easier!

Thanks for the suggestion.

Fran

[Guest guest]

Toss in a cherio and see if Gabe will dunk it. I had heard this years ago

as a tip for getting boys to work on their aim. I think with , he

just learned because I always immediately would wipe off the wall or floor.

I'd yell, " in the water " ...lol. He only stands when I ask him to. He

prefers to sit.

> Ha! Now here is an interesting topic :-) Gabe isn't circumcised either

> (nice to hear there are others out there the same) and we have problems

with

> missing the potty as well. But, in his case its not size...its

> directionality! The foreskin tends to stick to one side or the other and

> then we have pee shooting out sideways and onto the wall! Yikes, never

> thought about having these types of problems before my boys came along!!

> Fran

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/25/2001 10:16:37 PM Central Daylight Time,

gabeyboy@... writes:

> I tell him, " in the potty please! " but he

>

I think that's a male thing. LOL

[Guest guest]

I've also seen little foam floaties at Target & Meijers for the boys to aim

at. Having 4 girls, I've not had to worry about this. Sue & Alyssa

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am in this group! LOL Ted has been in puberty for almost

2 years now. He will be 10 on Wednesday! Ted's doc assured

me (many times!) lol that Ted has all the proper equipment. I

thought he was seriously lacking as I do have 2 older boys!!!

<<and I'm just wondering if this is a DS thing >>

me too.

Gail

On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 08:04:26 EDT lauralk38@... writes:

> I noticed that many of the posts of people not at the suaree' this

> year are

> from moms with 10 year old boys.... I guess I hadn't realized how

> many of us

> there are!!!

>

> Are any of your sons into puberty yet? Luckily, Jimmy hasn't

> started

> yet...I'm not sure I'm ready to deal with that at this point!! I

> know this

> is kind of a weird question, but I was wondering if your

> sons'.....ahem.....blush..... " equipment " ....has.....

> um.....grown yet?? Jimmy is very small (like 1.5 inches - I know,

> more info

> than you needed!) and I'm just wondering if this is a DS thing or if

> it will

> grow at some point. I don't have any other boys in the house as a

> point of

> reference (except dad....who looks HUGE by

> comparison!....LOL)....and I guess

> there's not really anything I can do about it anyway.....but I've

> always

> wondered about this.

>

> LOL - How's THIS for a topic to discuss while everyone is

> gone!?!?!?!?

>

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[Guest guest]

<<I think it is a DS thing because one of the very 1st indications that

there was something wrong after Nic was born was when I read his chart

and it said " small penis " . I didn't think that was something they

normally would note on a chart.

Di, mom to Jake(18,nda) and 4 (DS)

Pennsylvania>>

Hi Di,

That is interesting. If you were to look at Ted naked, you would only

see

his scrotum. His penis is so small and retracted (he is circumcised) but

he has

been peeing standing up for over a year now. He started by sitting and

we had

to use a special cup strapped to the seat that the county let us borrow.

We had

to send it back and forth between school and home. If it isn't a " Ds

thing, then

Ted sure keeps getting dealt the challenging hand!

Gail in Cleveland