Terminology for body parts with 3.5 y/o

[SnuggleBuggles]

I use a mix of technical and slang. Butt, vulva (bc it talks about the whole area vs vagina), penis, and either breasts or boobs.

[hillview]

Originally Posted by 123LuckyMom

We say penis, testicles, vagina, breasts, nipples

We say bottom.

[gatorsmom]

Penis, testicles, vulva, breasts, nipples, bum/butt. The kids do run around sometimes yelling "look at my weiner!" but that is because they think the word weiner is funny. . They call it penis just as often.

I have to remind them all the time, mainly because they run around flashing each other in the house (though I'm terrified that the little ones who think this is hysterical will do it in public), that private parts are kept private. We don't show them to anyone or let anyone touch them but mom, dad, and the doctor.

[jayali]

We use breasts, penis, testicles and vagina. However, those of his friends with older siblings have introduced nicknames/slang. I will say that we also use the term piscalini (so of an Italian slang that I grew up with), but for the most part we use the correct terminology.

So when he wants to be funny he uses 'weiner', which makes me CRAZY, and he knows it! He also says 'boobies' sometimes. That doesn't make me as crazy.

Every night before we go to bed we go through the drill:

Who gets to see you naked?
Mommy, Daddy, God and Dr. Miele

Is anybody allowed to touch your penis?
Only mommy, daddy and Dr. Miele.

What do you do if someone asks to see our touch your penis?
Yell NO! and come and find Mommy and Daddy

What happens if someone touches or grabs your private parts?
Yell STOP really loud and come and find Mommy or Daddy

My husband is convinced that I do that so that he won't have a girlfriend!

[BabyBearsMom]

We always use proper names except that I call a butt a tushy. DD asks me all the time about my breasts, and I just say they are mommy's breasts. She also asks why mine are bigger than hers and I say that they are bigger so I can feed my babies milk (she knows that DD2 nurses). I am starting to talk to her about privacy now and I always remind her about always telling me if someone touches her etc. I do it casually rather than having a direct talk about it as I think that might scare her and she is already very shy.

[mypa]

Since DD was 2.5 yo we tried to teach her the proper names of her body parts. DD is 3.5 yo now and still refuses to call her vulva anything other than penis, just like her brother's except hers is smaller. Many attempts at correcting her have failed.