@Bunnyfuller
My girls made up their own names unprompted: hog for the penis and Nonna hog for anything they had (they weren’t bothered with the technicalities at that age).all accompanied by raucous laughter from all of us. Makes me smile typing it.
Knowing the correct words doesn’t decrease abuse, what rot.
@Bunnyfuller Sorry but you are wrong. For at least 2 decades now police, SS, child psychologists etc have advocated that teaching the correct terms can decrease child sexual abuse.
www.raace.org/why-important-teach-kids-correct-name-body-parts?journal=26
theconversation.com/use-proper-names-for-body-parts-dont-force-hugs-how-to-protect-your-kids-from-in-person-sexual-abuse-139970
Spring recounts a heartbreaking story told at a workshop by a woman who had been sexually abused as a child. Back then, the only word she knew for vulva was "cookie." "When she tried to tell a teacher about how someone wanted her cookie, the teacher told her she had to share. It's obvious that the consequence of that was that the abuse continued. She didn't have the tools she needed to disclose."
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/the-serious-education-of-teaching-kids-correct-names-for-genitals/article23313079/
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/going-beyond-intelligence/201703/call-children-s-private-body-parts-what-they-are
In my attempt to find evidence supporting these positions, I found several articles describing a need for more research on the sexual abuse of young children. In the absence of statistical validation, however, there is a general consensus among clinical experts that children who know the anatomically correct names for their genitals are better able to avoid abuse, or to talk about it if it happens. From the American Academy of Pediatrics: "In early childhood, parents can teach their children the name of the genitals, just as they teach their child names of other body parts. This teaches that the genitals, while private, are not so private that you can’t talk about them."
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^When children feel awkward talking about certain body parts—if they giggle when someone mentions those parts, for example—they’re more likely to feel embarrassed about asking questions, and they’re less likely to tell you if someone is touching them inappropriately. Euphemisms usually reflect parents’ discomfort with talking openly about those body parts, and so kids learn there’s something naughty, wrong, or rude about talking about them.
Recent research shows that knowing the correct anatomical terms enhances kids’ body image, self-confidence, and openness. It also discourages their susceptibility to molesters. When children are abused, having the correct language helps both the child and adults deal with disclosure and—if necessary—the forensic interview process.
According to Laura Palumbo of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, "We need all adults to be partners in teaching healthy childhood sexual development, and square one is body parts. Educators and parents should communicate accurately, without stigma or shame."^
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/going-beyond-intelligence/201703/call-children-s-private-body-parts-what-they-are
Toward Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse:
Preschoolers’ Knowledge of Genital Body Parts
Maureen C. Kenny, Florida International University, USA
Sandy K. Wurtele, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
Abstract: This study examined preschool children’s knowledge of their genital
and non-genital body parts. Results indicated that almost all preschool children
knew the correct terms for their non-genital body parts, but few knew the correct
terminology for their genitals. The importance of this skill in preventing
childhood sexual abuse is discussed.
digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1121&context=sferc