name for private parts

[PavlovtheCat]

I know this has been done to death but I cannot be arsed to go search for old threads.

So. What do your 3 year old girls refer to their parts as?

She calls her 'her girly bits'. Which has up to now been fine. DS is 19wks and we refer to his willy as his willy. So, now girly parts does not seem specific enough, and I find 'vagina' to harsh/clinical at this age to refer to it on an everyday basis, although she does know it is a vagina.

Is there a willy equivalent?

Well, it's a vulva actually, if you're looking for a word to describe the entire apparatus. Which is a nicer word than vagina, I think.

Apart from the pedantry, I'm no help, mine's too young for it to be an issue. I use 'bits' as well at this age, because that's what my mum called them.

Thank you for the pedantry!!! We have had a conversation about the whole thing, as DD asked me why her willy was smaller than DSs! Was not expecting that one!

Anyway, I guess we we will continue to call them bits too then, although DD seemed a bit that they did not have their own name like willy!

My mother called it a fanny not sure why, but can't bring myself to call it that!

My dd (3.0) was delighted to find her 'little penis' the other day!

She was 2.2 when ds was born and I always used 'penis' rather than willy etc when she asked about his body parts. From this, it was natural to refer to her body correctly ie vulva, labia. It would have been a bit odd to use the anatomically correct terms for ds then a emphemism for her, but that was just how I did things.

I agree that 'vagina' is quite a harsh word, but somehow 'vulva' and 'labia' are quite pleasant sounding.

My DDs call it their 'gina (as when young they struggled to say full word vagina)

I've been on some of the other threads, as I have no idea either.

There is unfortunately no "willy" equivalent for girls which is a real shame IMO.

We eventually settled on "girly bits".

DD calls hers "foo" - I have absolutely no idea where that came from though. When she is a bit older we'll tell her it a vulva (not a vagina as it isn't).

I don't use cutiepoo names for any other body part eg her elbows are elbows not elbiedoodles or any other nickname.

We call the whole thing a vulva, and if and when she asks what the constituent parts are, I will tell her.

Knowledge is power, especially as concerns women/girls and their bodies.

When I was little mine was called a mini, my own Dd calls hers a foo.

So what are you implying is going to happen to children who have a name which is not anatomically correct for their genitals chibi?

My dd who is just 3 is not interested and does not ask, I think that she is a little young for her age and would not understand, she is only just started asking about other things. If she did start asking about her bits soon as she has just started pre school, I would use the words mini, pee pee, and when she is a little older and comprehension better would tell her the anatomical names. I think though that each child is different and you have to take it on a child by child basis.

What do you mean, what will happen? I don't care what anyone else's kids call it. Call it a foodydoodah fir all I care.

I don't give nicknames to other body parts, why should I for her genetalia? Or do you think she's missing out cos she doesn't have a poofyflorabingbong?

If i used the word Vulva it would totally throw her tbh, I am trying to get her ready for potty training as i am fed up of nappies she isent, and have tried to explain where her wee comes from but she looks at me as if i have just stepped off another planet. Some toddlers understand is really good especially if they have siblings or good speech yet some arent and using anatomically correct words might throw them, it would my dd she would not have a clue. At the moment just trying to make it fun and light harted for her not a biology lesson.

Each to their own tbh

I was told as a child to call it my flower it was years before I could say the word flower (in it's proper context) without blushing.
So I taught DD to say Vulva.

"Knowledge is power, especially as concerns women/girls and their bodies. "

That sounds extremely ominous, and I was asking what exactly you meant by it, and what you thought teh consequences would be for young children denied the power of anatomically correct names for their genitals.

I like calling my vulva a froo froo, or fanjo

Than boys should not call their penis a willy then, its not anatomically correct

or dick, schlong or prick either

Should only be called a penis then

What fun names do you have for other body parts? Finger is at least as hard for a small child to say as vulva - do you call them pointyloolieboos?

"Knowledge is power, especially as concerns women/girls and their bodies. "

That sounds extremely ominous, and I was asking what exactly you meant by it, and what you thought teh consequences would be for young children denied the power of anatomically correct names for their genitals.

Please can you answer my question.

Each to their own, and why cant i call my vulva a fanjo or froo froo