Thanks to those who responded to my original request. I have pulled it, do to the fact, I felt others were judging me/attacting me. Thanks again for those of you who cared.
You know some people are just to stuck in thier own ways. They critisize you and others but when they have an issue they tend to want the opposite response. Dont worry about that and I applaud you for posting this comment up.
I call my private part "too too" and my daughter will do the same too. :) Have a wonderful day!
How about those are your private girl parts and your brother has private boy parts.
My daughter wanted to know as well and we told her. For about a week she talked about how boys have penises and girls have vaginas. She did not announce it to the world. She talked to me about it or her father. It is really important to me that she knows I will answer her questions honestly when she asks them.
just call it what it is--all three of my kids know what they are and have never really made a big deal of it.
For my son, we have not really referenced to the correct scientific names... We refer to them currently and during his potty training as his "Peeper" and "Bupp" so this way neither of us are embarrassed if he decides to announce it to the world as many toddlers and preschoolers enjoy when they learn a new word. (when he caught sight of hubby or me naked and asked about ours and why they are different, we still referred to them the same way, and told him they are different because Daddy is a boy, Mommy is a girl and we are both older than he is - meaning his will look like Daddy's when he is bigger. He was happy with that answer and did not pursue any further, and we did not feel like we were lying to him.)
Hope this helps~ as it can be a sticky situation! :)
I'm sorry people were such jerks to you. You can do whatever you want when it comes to body parts. You don't "need to" or "have to" call them by their proper names if you don't want to! I call my son's his linus and charlie browns. There's nothing wrong with using proper names or using nicknames. Totally your preference!
You need to teach her the proper names, not nicknames. That's what we did with all four of our kids and it's never been a problem.
I have taught my 2yo the proper names, Good luck.
I think it is important to teach them the proper names because if someone touches them improperly than the court will have a clear view of what was done or touched. Otherwise a lawyer could try to change their meaning\nickname into whatever they want. When you use a proper name there is no denying what happened. In my opinion they should know the proper name for that reason and other reasons.
We have always called them by their proper names. It is usually the adults that get embarrased by the names, not the children.
