Aibu to think “loola” and “noony” aren’t words interchangeable with genitals?!

[Mightymelon]

And that cutesy words for your genitals help NOBODY AT ALL?

To cut a long story short - I’m friends with a girl, who has seen one of those posts on Facebook, about correctly naming genitals to avoid confusion when kids have uti’s or worse, have been abused.
DF mentioned that in this thread as well as the willy/mini/front bottom names loola and noony being used by children instead of vagina/ vulva and penis, and said she’d never heard of it before. Nor have I?

Firstly I would like to know if IABU to have never heard of these words?

SECONDLY I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU WITH EVERY OUNCE OF MY BEING TO TEACH YOUR KIDS APPROPRIATE WORDS FOR THEIR GENITALS SO THAT IF ANYTHING’s WRONG THE ADULTS WHO DEAL WITH IT (TEACHERS/CHILDMINDERS/HCP’s/THE POLICE) CAN DO SO WITH AS LITTLE TRAUMA AND FUSS AS POSSIBLE!!

everyone knows noony means front bottom! I agree with your other point though.

My children’s words for their genitals aren’t supposed to help anyone.

Within this house we know what they are called.

YABU

Anyone would identify with familiar names for children’s bits. It’s common sense.

You might not like it but that’s tough!

I’ve never heard noony before!

And I totally agree. I think willy is ok, but I do tell my DC that it’s called a penis (they laugh though)

@gogo to be honest I think it’s probably a reigional thing?

@mellie when I say help people, I mean help people to help your child.
If child X comes into a classroom and says their “tea” (another one I’ve heard) is stingy it’s gojng to take a damn site longer for The TA/teacher/school nurse to deduce your kid has a UTI for example, than if they said, my vulva/front bottom/ willy/penis is stinging.

We had friends who used noonie, minnie and flower my dd also knew it was her vagina no idea where minnie came from but that's the one that stuck and I can still hear her giggling when she heard that Mini was also a car. They are only little for such a short time.

everyone knows noony means front bottom

Uh, no they don't!

i thought noony was uk wide lol. I was shocked by people calling it a fairy/tuppence/hooha when I had this discussion with friends.

I just can’t agree that it’s traumatic. It’s easy to fathom what they’re taking about. The fact you might not be familiar with their terminology is not a significant event in their life

Oh give over

Most children learn the proper words very early on in primary school. And love to say them out loud at any opportunity. But pet names at home or for general conversation is just fine.

And if a teacher/school nurse/policeperson etc cannot work out what a nunny, willy, tuppence, or any other cute name is for in the context of the situation, they are in the wrong job.

Never heard of 'tea'. I don't think it would take a school nurse very long to understand what 'my noony stings' is referring to. Are you saying 'front bottom' and 'willy' are inappropriate? I think 'willy' is fine.

If child X comes into a classroom and says their “tea” (another one I’ve heard) is stingy it’s gojng to take a damn site longer for The TA/teacher/school nurse to deduce your kid has a UTI for example

I thjnk this is rubbish. They will be scratching or holding the part that hurts/itches and if a child is abused they will be asked to mark on a diagram where not just blindly trusted with the details from what they say. My children get elbow and heel mixed up what if they got penis mixed up with another body part? would the abuse then not be dealt with? They do more than ask the child to name the body part when investigating child abuse.

Tuppence (what my gran would say whenever she gave us any money)
Fairy (tiny winged mythical creature)
Hooha (when someone causes drama)
Noony (where I live a lot of kids call their grannies noonie or noona)
Flower 💐

I have never heard the phrase noony. On a safeguarding course I went on they reiterated the importance of children using correct words for their genitalia, not only because it makes disclosures of abuse easier to understand but also apparently abusers are less likely to abuse a child who uses the correct terminology.

The most simple and effective method of protecting your children from abuse you can do, is teaching your children the correct names for their bodies.

YANBU

I've worked with the under 8's for 40yrs now and I've heard them all but never had a problem deciphering what the child was talking about

Milly is the word of choice in this house, bit awkward if we ever met a milly

Fruit

One of the first case studies we discussed as SW was a case in which a young girl explained her step father had abused her but used childish language ‘minnie’ I think

The Childcare professional assumed it was a doll being discussed and the abuse continued. Teach your children the right names for their bodies. It prevents abuse and allows it to be discovered if it happens

It also prevents harrowing police investigations if necessary

it's also a feminist issue. there is 1 little boy word for penis, and 5 million words for little girls vaginas. why is that?

It’s a huge feminist issue.

Women should not be so ashamed of their bodies the they cannot name them.

I’m by no means saying that things won’t be investigated or that people won’t geg to the bottom of their problem, but I’m saying it’s not as quick as if they were using the correct words.

There are also some words which clearly mean genital and others like tea or loola or something that are so far removed that No ones got a clue.

@puppyfat
THAT IS IN FACT MY NAME.
Greetings.
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The most simple and effective method of protecting your children from abuse you can do, is teaching your children the correct names for their bodies.

What’s the theory here?

The Childcare professional assumed it was a doll being discussed and the abuse continued.

Then the childcare "professional" wasn't doing her job properly.

it's also a feminist issue. there is 1 little boy word for penis, and 5 million words for little girls vaginas. why is that?

When my boys were at primary school their friends had willies, dicks and cocks

@cantankerous
That was a case study we looked at during our first week of teaching college too.