to think there is no gig deal in 6 year olds calling a penis a penis and a vigina and vigina?

[tryingtobemarypoppins]

Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are children going to be damaged by knowing these 'technical terms'........I don't think so!!

If I heard a toddler talking about her vulva I think I would fall through the floor! Lol at grand canyon and eiffel tower!

I agree that what ever we call our genitlia it should be done without embarassment and that teachers should educate using appropriate terminology but also say something that covers the euphemisms to avoid confusion and upset, especially for young ones.

we do wees here

pee just sounds too grown up to me, silly probably.

TFM sadly she called her vulva her 'gina' because I [35 yrs ago] didnt know the word vulva

We do weewees and poo poos, and toots and burps and, goddam my other half, guffs!

But we have a lovely home honest

Mind you, I was talking to another science (physics ) teacher about how we were going to teach sex ed in PDLS, and he wasn't sure whether it would be appropriate to use the word 'vulva' even in that context. And with year 9

i hate the word guff it takes me back to horrid boys at school!

In a house with all girls we grew up saying "between your legs", e.g. "make sure that you wash between your legs", - I still prefer the geographic approach now - it's helpful, non-clinical, and non-twee.

bloody nora
deja vu....

YOU may regard 'bits' as dismissive and distasteful etc etc but I don't think it sounds dismissive at all. My DD is very proud of her body and feels her 'bitsies' are far superior to her brothers' willies. But then she has watched very little Les Dawson related humour.And she knows all the correct terms and has done for years. She has chosen which term she wants to use.

She is however a little envious that willies 'dance' when the boys laugh - apparently .

I've got a quick question on this if anyone can help... about to call health visitor as my 2 year old has had red sore 'bits' for quite a few days now - it's only at the 'front bottom' and it's not nappy rash... but how do I explain this on the phone??!!! Do I say she has a red vulva??! Anything I can think of sounds weird to me

Go with what ever you feel comfortable saying, i'm sure the hv has heard all we've come up with and more!

Sorry - pagwatch. I was just chatting - didn't mean to get your goat!

not goaty Seeker. My post sounds grumpy - sorry about that! It was smilier in my head .

( the laughing willy thing always makes me laugh as she does an impersonation of a laughing willy and it is always James Mason)