S/O of Potty Training - Body Part Terminology

BeesMomma00 · May 2013

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed, but I can't find it.

Are you of the mindset to use anatomically correct words for private parts? Or do you have other names for them?

MH is a little freaked out by talking "vagina" with DD. Perhaps it's a father/daughter thing, but he calls it a "choo-choo". Not sure where he got that.

On the other hand, I make sure to explain to B that it's her vagina. And she's even starting to say "gina" when she touches there. (And boy does she search and look and touch there.)

I think in time, MH will get more comfortable with this. I've explained to him that she needs to be able to communicate to anyone, not just us, if something is wrong. Telling people her "choo-choo" hurts might not get her the help she needs. LOL.

Elsa1984 · May 2013

I say "privates"

cantalopes24 · May 2013

Nope. A boy part is a deedle and a girl part is a soup. E knows the correct words but we just don't use them. I like that when they say them out in public people don't really catch what is being said. I'm not worried about them getting help in that area because what would really be causing an issue down there that they would be discussing with anyone but me or MH? And they both can point to when something hurts anyway. I mean we call a butt a heiney, a head a noggin and Lo calls her toes "weeegle weeegles" because when she tries shoes on we always tell her to wiggle her toes.

ETA: MH and Lo call a vag a soup. E calls it a front butt.

BeesMomma00 · May 2013

cantalopes24:
Nope. A boy part is a deedle and a girl part is a soup. E knows the correct words but we just don't use them. I like that when they say them out in public people don't really catch what is being said. I'm not worried about them getting help in that area because what would really be causing an issue down there that they would be discussing with anyone but me or MH? And they both can point to when something hurts anyway. I mean we call a butt a heiney, a head a noggin and Lo calls her toes "weeegle weeegles" because when she tries shoes on we always tell her to wiggle her toes.

I'm thinking daycare... if she is sore, maybe get's a UTI, or something? I dunno. Heiny is a pretty universal term for butt, but Choo choo? I suppose I don't mind the alternate terms as long as they know what the real words are also.

And for some reason, I get a kick out of her saying "gina".

pennysuedog · May 2013

My older kids know the correct terminology, but never call them that. Currently they are still Mr. Hot Dog and Mrs Hamburger.

Right now she just say butt and pee pee.

cantalopes24 · May 2013

BeesMomma00:
cantalopes24:
Nope. A boy part is a deedle and a girl part is a soup. E knows the correct words but we just don't use them. I like that when they say them out in public people don't really catch what is being said. I'm not worried about them getting help in that area because what would really be causing an issue down there that they would be discussing with anyone but me or MH? And they both can point to when something hurts anyway. I mean we call a butt a heiney, a head a noggin and Lo calls her toes "weeegle weeegles" because when she tries shoes on we always tell her to wiggle her toes.
I'm thinking daycare... if she is sore, maybe get's a UTI, or something? I dunno. Heiny is a pretty universal term for butt, but Choo choo? I suppose I don't mind the alternate terms as long as they know what the real words are also.
And for some reason, I get a kick out of her saying "gina".

Yeah but I think daycare would pick up on the context or at the very least tell you when you pick her up since they wouldn't be the ones taking he to a doctor for a hurt choo choo lol. And if she's saying it at home then she's saying it at daycare so they've probably already heard her say gina or choo choo when they change her.

Ms.Jade · May 2013

Call me crazy, but I get annoyed at the misuse of the word "vagina". People use it to mean everything going on down there and that's just not the case. It's especially annoying when these are the same people saying that they want to teach their kids to use the correct terminology. Um, ok. I still haven't decided what we'll use with E. Vulva is more accurate but I don't love that either.

Stewartandmaura · May 2013

I say vagina, pee pee, and privates and bottom or bum. E is probably so confused. Way to be consistent mama.

aliciaroset · May 2013

We say vulva. Because that's what it is. It's important to me not to use pet names. There's nothing to be ashamed of or feel weird about.

CMonkey515 · May 2013

We say hiney and penis. DH sometimes says pee pee for penis too which is fine with me because its pretty close to the correct word. I think that it would be obvious to most people what he meant if he referenced his pee pee. I'm not a fan of silly names for privates.

eta: wording

[Deleted User] · May 2013

Ms.Jade:
Call me crazy, but I get annoyed at the misuse of the word "vagina". People use it to mean everything going on down there and that's just not the case. It's especially annoying when these are the same people saying that they want to teach their kids to use the correct terminology. Um, ok. I still haven't decided what we'll use with E. Vulva is more accurate but I don't love that either.

"Vulva" sounds so new age-y to me, even though I know it's correct. But yeah, if your kid is peeing out of her vagina, see your pediatrician.

pennysuedog · May 2013

My brother had a Volvo and my nephew ( as a toddler) always called it a vulva.

cantalopes24 · May 2013

Whenever I hear a kid say penis or vagina this is what I think

pennysuedog · May 2013

rous27 · May 2013

When SD was little her grandparents taught her to say tweeter. This was before twitter but once that came out, I associated it with vaginas.
With DS we say penis or wiener.

morsey2011 · May 2013

crystaladult:
I really think that was his best movie.

yep. I quote it far too often.

morsey2011 · May 2013

She says bobo. I will teach her the correct terms eventually, but right now, I'm like ehh whatever.

BeesMomma00 · May 2013

Ms.Jade:
Call me crazy, but I get annoyed at the misuse of the word "vagina". People use it to mean everything going on down there and that's just not the case. It's especially annoying when these are the same people saying that they want to teach their kids to use the correct terminology. Um, ok. I still haven't decided what we'll use with E. Vulva is more accurate but I don't love that either.

Funny you mention this because later today I was thinking... "Well, there's only one part down there that is actually the vagina." So with that in mind, I'm thinking "Private parts" might actually be the most appropriate and all inclusive.

jonnygurl76 · May 2013

I read that it is best to call them by the correct terminology, that molesters will use cutsie names for body parts as part of their routine. So if your LO was to start calling it her cupcake or says "well, Uncle_____ calls that his noodle" then you would be on high alert.

I have no idea if this is good advice but it makes sense to me and we are saying vagina and penis in this house.

rubysue267 · May 2013

We try to make it a point to say "penis" with DS, but DH has a knack for coming up with some ridiculous penis names so we aren't always consistent. In terms of asking him to point out body parts, etc. we always use the anatomically correct words.

kagl08 · May 2013

jonnygurl76:
I read that it is best to call them by the correct terminology, that molesters will use cutsie names for body parts as part of their routine. So if your LO was to start calling it her cupcake or says "well, Uncle_____ calls that his noodle" then you would be on high alert.
I have no idea if this is good advice but it makes sense to me and we are saying vagina and penis in this house.

This exactly! I read the same thing. We call it penis and vagina. DH calls it peach or hoo-ha for vagina or weiner for penis. Sometimes I call DS's penis pishcadeeli.

A butt is a bum bum, only because I think butt is very blunt. I like bum bum. It's cute.

katecham · May 2013

My stepdaughter and nephews (8, 10 and 13 years old) called the girl parts "Nu-Nu" and the boy part a "Wubbins." I have no idea how or why those terms were used. We use wiener or penis with DS. We haven't gotten to girl parts yet since he's not really around any naked girls (occasionally in the shower with me but is far more interested in the scrub brushes). We will probably call it "privates" or a vagina. Pretty literal. As long as he doesn't start saying c-ck, d!ck and pu-ssy at daycare (or church...), I'll call it a win.