Proper Terminology for BODY PARTS “inappropriate”

Yes Kids should know.. BUT You are not her mother. It is her mother's responsibility if she wants to do that. My mother did teach me when I was young but that was my mother not my aunt. Really it's none of your business if the child learns that at the moment.

I teach my kids the proper names. There’s nothing wrong or dirty with their body so why shouldn’t they know the words for things? It’s a penis, a vulva, a vagina… it’s not a “tee tee” or a “kitty cat” or whatever gross names adults use because they’re afraid of their actual genitals. I swear on this app so many women say “my lady bits”. Just use the real word.

I think not teaching proper terms is inappropriate.

Whether a mother wants to call it a vagina/penis or an “innocent name” is her business. It isn’t weird or there isn’t anything wrong with the the mother and her parenting either way. A mother is going to teach her child what she believes to be best and most appropriate for her child/ren. It’s no one’s business. She isn’t wrong. Respect her boundaries and her wishes and move along

Proper body power names should always be used. This is undisputed in the areas of psychology and social work. Children should know their parts and not cutsie names that could be problematic if they were being abused.

I taught my daughters the appropriate terms. They are 6 and 4 and know vulva, vagina, and labia. They deserve to know about their anatomy. It’s my job as a parent to teach them these things. I think it’s doing a major disservice to children to not teach them accurate terminology.

Children are less likely to be sexually abused if they can correctly identify their genitals/all private parts.

Vagina isn't a bad word. Kids absolutely need to know the proper names for their body parts and to understand what is and isn't appropriate behaviour from adults. This is protective for kids, not harmful.

It's just biology and science. There is nothing wrong with teaching proper terminology. Not teaching proper terminology is what causes people to grow up ashamed with their bodies, and ashamed to talk about them. I think it's more weird personally, to come up with strange nicknames or whatever for body parts and body functions cause that's not the proper names at all. Others might feel a different way and that's fine of course. But I say teach proper terminology.

No, teaching your children the correct names for parts is so important because if they are in pain they correctly name what hurts and if they get sexually abused they can tell an adult clearly what has happened.