...to ask what you refer to 'privates' as in front of your DCs?

[lillamyy1]

I know a couple whose DCs say 'willy' and 'fanny', whereas I always called mine a 'front bottom' when I was little!

Hanging gammon. Beef curtains.

Nothing DC isn't old enough and I'm left out on here

Girly bits and boaby/willy here.

Willy and vagina/ gina

when i had one and was totally unprepared i used to just refer to it as her privates then i had boys and i had been duly informed by schools that its easier on them if is called by its proper name so its a penis but he calls it his pointy soooo even when im trying to get it right it still goes wrong!

Boys have winkies and girls have foofs.
However, my ds's are both teenagers now, and are fully aware of the correct names for the penis, testicles etc....when they refer to such things with me, it's clear they are taking the piss with the continued use of winky...in case their dear old ma faints dead away

Why shouldn't a three year old know they have internal parts. Even if the parts serve no purpose. I'd be surprised if a three year old had not discover their vagina. My dd would literally attempt to stand on her head to get a good look at a much younger age and st three she was well aware of how to wipe herself properly to prevent infection and that included knowing all about her anatomy

My little boy's willy is called a winky. Not sure what my daughter's fanny will be called, probably a Minnie when we get to that stage (she's only a baby at the moment)

Yes I can concur on that point, when DS was little and I used to go in and tuck him in to his covers he would very often have an exploratory hand in his pjs - front and back.

As soon as the nappies come off children learn where all their body parts are.

In Spain they refer to both boys' ans girl' genitals as 'peepee' and that's also from ehere they do a peepee, so it makes sense.

I don't know what all the fuss is about: willy, fanny, vulva. They're just words. But if your dc tells a teacher about a male (family member of whoever) touching their foofoo/winky/flower/twinkle, there could be some confusion.

Penis, vulva, vagina - they're just words

Mini and willy whilst my daughter was very young.

My DS is 6 in Year 1

He has a willy and has recently discovered the bits under are called "balls" and loves to call them "nuts" as I give a reaction.

I have two bottoms, a front bottom and, well, a bottom. We don't talk much about the front bottom.

We say boobies. A boy in his class's mum calls them "La La"s which he finds hilarious. I like boobies, as I find it quite non-offensive.

Ds1 has a winkle whose name is penis.
I have (named by ds1) a baby hole.

I think it's useful to tell your children the real words. if my children know about their ears, eyes, arms, legs, feet, they will know their penis/vagina as well as testicles, vulva, anus, clitoris, urethra. It's just parts of the human body. I don't see any problem with it. They don't need to know what they're for. only that they're there for weeing (at 2). It needs to be age appropriate. I won't ever tell my children "mummy kisses daddy and a seed goes down her throat" because I kissed my dog and thought I got pregnant!! I want my children to be well informed at the appropriate ages to know it. I wouldn't tell my 4 year old DCs about puberty and what happens because they don't need to know then. they do need to know the names of their body parts though.

Willy and girly bits here.

Willy for DS and DD kept saying she had a willy too so we have finally had to correct her as all we said was "girls don't have willy's" then DS asked what it was called. As we were in the middle of communal changing rooms I didn't want the long in depth conversation then so I said girls have a Minnie but that's not the correct name for either one and I will tell you later. He seemed happy with that but they both laughed loads when I said Minnie. I think there are many more names for a girls bits and I didn't want to use the word bits as that can mean anything really.

I also have never heard of anyone saying "oh no dear, its a vulva" to a girl apparently many mnetters do though.

I've never refered to my 'bits' to my two sons ever and they are nearly 18 and nearly 15.

flip no it's what you teach your DCs to call their "privates"

Ah! Ok. It was just willy for their bits.

I did ' the talk' with DS 1 when he was about 9 and I was explaining things and he just kept interrupting.
I would say ' hanging down under your willy, they are your testicles' and he would say, Oh you mean my balls! I would say in a couple of years, when you are about 12 you will go through puberty and get pubic hair he just said ( very knowingly) oh yes, the short and curlies! Gave up after that!

Our son, 2 and a half, calls them his penis and testicles.
If we try to use slang, we're corrected.

"Have you washed your winky?"
"No no no no no, it's a penis daddy"

Also, "penis" seems to be a favourite one-word lyric to shouty made up songs that he sings in Sainsbury's, which isn't at all embarrassing, oh no.

We use willy here for the DSes - DS1 has just started fiddling with his balls a bit more but hasn't asked what their name is yet. Neither have asked me what mine is called just mentioned I don't have a willy and then talked about something else

Its great how children are.
"so, DS1, these are your testicles"
"Oh ok, whats for tea?"

I just remembered a joke.
Little boy in a bath examines his testicles.
"Mummy, are these my brains?"
Mummy: "not yet."