What to call private parts

jersangl

What do you call private parts? My daughter wants to know everything and has been pointing to those parts. I dont know the best term to use.

kklickka

Penis and vagina.  I see no reason to make up cutesy names.

excitedforlittleone

Pee pee and balls lol.

Shayna0182

I say penis and vagina too. 

emiliemadison

What do you call her fingers? What do you call her ears? I'm guessing you call them fingers and ears. Why not just call a penis a penis and a vulva a vulva (or vagina, I guess)? That's what they are.

Lizard2022

kklickka:

Penis and vagina.  I see no reason to make up cutesy names.

This.

orleyl

Well I am outside the norm bc I say "tuta" which is the hebrew word for vagina. I come from a hebrew speaking household even tho I dont speak it fluently, I am used to the term.

a_chance2007

Idk why but I have just always called it his "peep"

Penis and vagina are mature words, to me, I guess. I can never pictured a 3 year old walking around saying "penis" or "vagina" I think I would bust out into laughter. I wouldnt know how to respond.

emiliemadison

a_chance2007:

Idk why but I have just always called it his "peep"

Penis and vagina are mature words, to me, I guess. I can never pictured a 3 year old walking around saying "penis" or "vagina" I think I would bust out into laughter. I wouldnt know how to respond.

I think its far sillier to hear someone call their penis a "peep". 

*KC*luvs*RJ*

I also just say penis and vagina.  Might as well teach the real terms.

melrrr

right now we're just calling everything her bottom. That will change eventually, and if i had a boy I would definitely say "penis." 

kimthgrt

we say peepee/teetee and bottom..just because thats how I was brought up. 

Idahomama

I will teach him penis and vagina.  I used to deal with kids who had been abuse and was told my their counselors that it's best for kids to know the actual names.  Certain things won't hold up in court of something terrible were to ever happen.  I would hope that never happened but because of that I think it's important for kids to know the names of their body.

Stellasmom

I like this "peep" term. I think I might use that.

Sorry, but I think cutesy words for things you'd be embarrassed for them to talk about in public are ok. It's not like I don't know what to call my own privates now, bc I called them my popo as a toddler. lol.

Oh, and I know several people who have taught their children the term "piggies" for toes, so meh.

armywife7205

We call everything by it's proper name... she knows penis, vagina, nipples, breasts.... they are what they are... and being embarrassed is ridiculous.

Leila'sMommy

We say "Vagina" but ever since we put DD in her big girl underwear ONE TIME (just to try it out, we aren't officially potty training yet), she calls her vagina "Elmo" because there are Elmo faces all over her underpants.

Yeah. Imagine how cool that is, when we're around friends/family and she points to privates and shouts "ELMO!" lol. 

Stellasmom

armywife7205:

We call everything by it's proper name... she knows penis, vagina, nipples, breasts.... they are what they are... and being embarrassed is ridiculous.

Really? You wouldn't be even slightly embarrased if your daughter shouted "Mama! My vulva hurts! I need to urinate!" in the middle of Home Depot?

Bc really, if you're being so mature about it you shouldn't teach her that her vagina, both sets of labia, and her urethra are all her "vagina", nor should you teach her such infantile terms for bodily functions as "pee" or "potty".

Some people!

jkalmommy2b

I know this may be silly, but when a little girl points to her "nether regions" she's not talking about her vagina.  With a boy, penis makes sense.  But with a girl, I think the water is a little murkier.  I don't what we will say.  I was raised on "hmm hmm" and "twat" (not saying by any means this will be our choice though!)  I do want her to know what her vagina is, but I think it will sound strange if she starts talking about her labia.  

armywife7205

Stellasmom:

armywife7205:

We call everything by it's proper name... she knows penis, vagina, nipples, breasts.... they are what they are... and being embarrassed is ridiculous.

Really? You wouldn't be even slightly embarrased if your daughter shouted "Mama! My vulva hurts! I need to urinate!" in the middle of Home Depot?

Bc really, if you're being so mature about it you shouldn't teach her that her vagina, both sets of labia, and her urethra are all her "vagina", nor should you teach her such infantile terms for bodily functions as "pee" or "potty".

Some people!

No... honestly not... and when she can decipher the different parts of her vagina we will discuss what they are. She has said many things in public about her bodily functions... she is 2 and honestly I am just glad she knows where to pee/poop and can do it in the appropriate place. Its not 'silly'.  

Stellasmom

armywife7205:

Stellasmom:

armywife7205:

We call everything by it's proper name... she knows penis, vagina, nipples, breasts.... they are what they are... and being embarrassed is ridiculous.

Really? You wouldn't be even slightly embarrased if your daughter shouted "Mama! My vulva hurts! I need to urinate!" in the middle of Home Depot?

Bc really, if you're being so mature about it you shouldn't teach her that her vagina, both sets of labia, and her urethra are all her "vagina", nor should you teach her such infantile terms for bodily functions as "pee" or "potty".

Some people!

No... honestly not... and when she can decipher the different parts of her vagina we will discuss what they are. She has said many things in public about her bodily functions... she is 2 and honestly I am just glad she knows where to pee/poop and can do it in the appropriate place. Its not 'silly'.  

The blanket term is vulva. Why don't more people know this?

hero

Stellasmom:

armywife7205:

We call everything by it's proper name... she knows penis, vagina, nipples, breasts.... they are what they are... and being embarrassed is ridiculous.

Really? You wouldn't be even slightly embarrased if your daughter shouted "Mama! My vulva hurts! I need to urinate!" in the middle of Home Depot?

Bc really, if you're being so mature about it you shouldn't teach her that her vagina, both sets of labia, and her urethra are all her "vagina", nor should you teach her such infantile terms for bodily functions as "pee" or "potty".

Some people!

Why shouldn't a girl know the correct terms for her body parts? If my child wants to use a silly euphemism for his penis, he can do it after he has learned that he has a penis, a pair of testes, and a scrotum. There is also nothing wrong with using terms such as urinate and bowel movement with children. When my child does embarass me in Home Depot (or in some other very public place), I will find comfort in the fact that he is screaming 'penis' and not 'pee pee'.

Stellasmom

I don't think this is that big of an issue, but I get riled when people get sanctimonious about it, on either side of the fence.

I really really don't think it matters in the long run what Joey called his package at 2 yrs old.

melrrr

Right now T is most interested in her clitoris during diaper changes, not her vagina, and that's a bit of a mouthful for a 19 month old. 

goodheartedmommy

By their appropriate names. What do you call the arm, leg, finger, etc? You call them what they are, and that's what you should do with penis, vagina, vulva, etc.

Jules G

Guess I'm in the minority because we call it her pee-pee/bum. I don't really care what people think about it. She my child & it's my decision to call her lady bits whatever I want. When she's older, I'll teach her the correct terms, but for now pee-pee & bum work for us. 

goodheartedmommy

Jules G:

Guess I'm in the minority because we call it her pee-pee/bum. I don't really care what people think about it. She my child & it's my decision to call her lady bits whatever I want. When she's older, I'll teach her the correct terms, but for now pee-pee & bum work for us. 

Considering you still call it "lady bits", I'm doubting that. Can you say S-E-X, or do you call it baby dancing or some other ridiculous term for it, too?

ncbelle

We use the real names - I see no reason not to.

Jules G

goodheartedmommy:

Jules G:

Guess I'm in the minority because we call it her pee-pee/bum. I don't really care what people think about it. She my child & it's my decision to call her lady bits whatever I want. When she's older, I'll teach her the correct terms, but for now pee-pee & bum work for us. 

Considering you still call it "lady bits", I'm doubting that. Can you say S-E-X, or do you call it baby dancing or some other ridiculous term for it, too?

Oh, get over yourself! Guess I should've used italics when I typed that. It was sarcasm!  

katiekate1974

Stellasmom:

I don't think this is that big of an issue, but I get riled when people get sanctimonious about it, on either side of the fence.

I really really don't think it matters in the long run what Joey called his package at 2 yrs old.

Ya. Pretty much this, exactly. We call all his body parts silly names, as well as the real names. Because life is supposed to be fun. Lighten up.

AppleMomma

I try to avoid saying pee-pee around DS, I use the medical term penis as much as possible but I do find myself slipping with pee-pee sometimes, just because if he's screaming during a diaper change I want to lighten the mood.

He'll know the proper terms, when he chooses to use them is up to him.