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What name do you use with your child for their genitals?

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Flappergirl86 · 05/10/2019 08:40

I was raised to call them Willies or Fannies. Though I was recently informed that 'fanny' is more of a swear word. 'Vagina' feels weird to teach a kid but I also dont wanna be really twee and call it something that implies its shameful or not what it is! (Ie privates or tuppance).
What words(s) do other mums use so their daughters are clear on what their anatomy is called? Should I just get over myself and call it a vagina?

For the record, I call my own various words I wouldn't want my daughter to repeat! Ha!

I think it's important because if she ever had an issue down there or, God Forbid, anything were to happen to her, she'd be able to communicate it to me or another grown up without anything being lost in translation or misconstrued. Shes only 2 and a bit.

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Mintjulia · 07/10/2019 20:26

I have a boy, so willy or privates, or more recently, penis.

We’ve not had a discussion about female anatomy so he would just use privates to mean any part covered by pants.

Battenburg1978 · 07/10/2019 20:49

We’ve tried to use ‘correct’ names. I don’t mind gina though of course it is vulva. But nursery say ‘ninny’ and that’s what’s stuck!

Canyousewcushions · 07/10/2019 20:54

Girly bits/vulva and willy/penis here.

Informal names are more generally used here, have gone for ones that are not easily misunderstood and not too twee. However when they come up in discussion we also qualify that they have proper names and what those are.

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