Penis size

[Wanda72]

Hi, I'm a single mum so hoping you can help me...My teenage son who is athletic doesn't want to participate in sports because he doesn't like showering with the other boys. I think this is because he has been made fun of. I've seen him swimming with his friends and it appears my son has a small penis.

How should I help him deal with this? I don't want to ignore it because I think his concern about his penis size is holding him back from participating in activities he would enjoy. I'd like to tell him that first of all penis size doesn't matter, and second of all penis size when not erect is meaningless. But I don't want to embarrass him. What do you think I should do?

How old is he? Does he still have some more developing to do?
Maybe it's not as big as other boys because he's not reached his full potential yet.
is there any possibility he could be using steroids?
Do you think it would help him to see his GP?

Don't know where you are Wanda, but in all the sports my sons have participated in they were never forced to shower and if they did it was either privately or in swimming trunks. No teenage boys that I know prance around naked getting into communal showers - not a good age for that. I think his reasons or teasing are about something else. Even changing for swimming was done so skillfully that nothing 'private' was ever on public display!

No communal showering at DS' school either, herbies idea is a good one.

Just to give another option, teach him a jokey way of defusing teasing... My Mum used to tell me 'boys are either show-ers or growers'...

If you talk in the same way it might be okay for him to say something like "I'm a grower, not a shower... According to my girlfriend '

If he appears confident about his size he may be less likely to get teased about it?

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