what do you teach your kids to call their private parts?...
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It has always been the proper terms for my kids but it did get shortened to
'nina instead of vagina but thats only because Lily couldn't say it. She now says the proper term and Kyla says 'nina but knows what her vagina is.
I wanted the kids to know what their parts were called because of the sex predator story, I heard that too at one point.
'nina instead of vagina but thats only because Lily couldn't say it. She now says the proper term and Kyla says 'nina but knows what her vagina is.
I wanted the kids to know what their parts were called because of the sex predator story, I heard that too at one point.
I never used "peepee" or any kind of baby talk with either of my kids. With Morgan it was a "penis", but the poor kid picked up a lot more vulgar terms from me back when I wasn't so careful with my mouth. Figures the kid is a total potty mouth now, right? lol
With Emma we taught her all the correct terms. She said "vulva" right off the bat.
With Emma we taught her all the correct terms. She said "vulva" right off the bat.
Bubbas pretty little still but we call it his peep. My brothers was his deeder. I really think I'll go with the proper names as I'm not big on baby talk either. It's hard enough to learn how to talk let alone have to learn it twice. I had issue with what my DD mom called everything. Her mom taught he to call her vagina and her breast area her privates. Male privates had the same name. I just felt like that was really misleading to DD. Plus I always worried what if someone touched her how could she accuratly explain what privates were touched/seen. I told her the proper names but I also explain the whole they're your privates because you touch them in private kinda thing.
Correct terms. At the very least 'privates' or 'peepee' something that obviously reffers to it.
DH is a cop and told me that once, before we met, he had a child molestation case, the child was molested for years because she kept saying that this particular person "Keeps touching my cookie" to her teachers, and they never picked up on it until she heard other kids calling it a 'vagina' in the playground.
DH is a cop and told me that once, before we met, he had a child molestation case, the child was molested for years because she kept saying that this particular person "Keeps touching my cookie" to her teachers, and they never picked up on it until she heard other kids calling it a 'vagina' in the playground.
musicmom said:
I thought we were the only ones!!!!! My three yo ds calls them "peanuts" too, because he had a hard time saying penis. My four yo dd knows that its her vagina.
We are trying to get him to say it correctly - but "peanuts " has kind of sstuck. Even me and his dad call it that now!!!!
I'm all for proper terms. However, I have a friend that taught her daughter to call it her "monkey." That is slightly disturbing to me.
I'm wondering how Nate is going to parent. He's half jock/frat boy and half doctor so I think my kids are going to be confused.
Actually there's a song they play on the radio all the time and I know the CD version and they use the word "monkey" for a woman's private part and it's a vulgar term, so they actually edit it out on the radio version!! I wonder why you would teach your kid to call it that...
my son who is turning three in June calls his penis 'penis' and obviously that is how I call it as well. if there was a need to ever discuss his testicles, that is exactly how I would have called them.baileyjohanna said:
As for my daughter (she is almost 18 months), I just call it privet parts. Not because I have a problem calling vagina 'vagina', but simply because there is much more than that to girls' privet parts
As for my daughter (she is almost 18 months), I just call it privet parts. Not because I have a problem calling vagina 'vagina', but simply because there is much more than that to girls' privet parts [/quote]
I believe the term "vulva" would be more appropriate describing female genitalia.
[/quote]I believe the term "vulva" would be more appropriate describing female genitalia.
musicmom said:
Brilliant!, I will now do the same...Thanks!
I have been wondering the same since my little girl said "why do you have a tail..."
You just solved it for me. Thanks again.
Although I feel a little wierded out talking to you's about it...Trina said:
Why is that?, I do recall the Seinfeld episode where he calls the girl Mulva because the girl said her name rhymes with a female body part (her name was actually Delores ...haha)
But other than that, I have never really heard that term before. Maybe it's the medical term?...to tell you the truth, I like the term Vulva, it seems more comfortable to me for some reason...and with a very curious daughter, I know it's gonna be an issue one day soon.
However, I'm curious that I shoud teach her that as the name as apposed to the other V one or the C one that rhymes with Delores
....help?Mark me down as "completely weirded out now"
The vagina is the birth canal, so it's on the inside...not actually the parts that are seen or most readily accessible. My daughters knew vulva, labia, clitoris, AND vagina to describe their "girl parts" in that area....there's not just one name that covers it all.Music-dad said:Although I feel a little wierded out talking to you's about it...
Why is that?, I do recall the Seinfeld episode where he calls the girl Mulva because the girl said her name rhymes with a female body part (her name was actually Delores ...haha)
But other than that, I have never really heard that term before. Maybe it's the medical term?...to tell you the truth, I like the term Vulva, it seems more comfortable to me for some reason...and with a very curious daughter, I know it's gonna be an issue one day soon.
However, I'm curious that I shoud teach her that as the name as apposed to the other V one or the C one that rhymes with Delores
Mark me down as "completely weirded out now"