What do children call their front bottom?

Hikari Kisugi said:
Its not a vagina.
Your three year old likely isn't engaging in sexual activity, or shouldn't be.
So why would they be using their vagina?

Go read an anatomy book, and come back and tell us what word you're going to make your child shout in future.
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Nice try. I already said earlier in the thread that if you wanted to be "absolutely" correct, you would teach them that it's the Vulva. Give yourself a pat on the back, though.

Oh, wait, already done; never mind.
 
TrixiBuG said:
!bluetonic! said:
It's not though is it! The vagina is the internal canal leading up from the vulva.. The vulva being the external structure which is broken down into several parts.
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And at last...it only took 5 pages.
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I've been a forum member for 8 years and it turns out my best input into this forum is my knowledge on female genitalia, specifically related to young girls. :(
 
Jimmy Savile... Yes... Perfect name...

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Devrij said:
If you go with "Tuppence" you might have some confusing situations when people start saying things like "I'll just throw in my 2p". :p

What's wrong with using the actual word "vagina"? Why teach your child that their own body is taboo and to be referred to only in nervous euphemisms? She'll be subject to enough insecurity later on anyway.
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Fanny used to be a girl's name. But later it was used as a euphemism by my mother and others and now we've all grown up with it and its lost its innocent meaning entirely. Of course its even more uncomfortable/funny when you hear it used on american sitcoms where it has a different meaning there.

There used be a victorian novel on my grandma's bookshelf, it was called "Fanny by Gaslight". The thought of it boggled my 9-year self's mind. It was perfectly innocent, of course.

Euphemisms might be convenient for parents but its storing up trouble when they lose their innocence. In 20 years time we won't be able to say "tuppence" or watch an old film without someone looking embarressed and breaking out into uncontrollable giggles or saying "they can't say that, its rude!" :rolleyes:

I can see the sitcoms/stand up comics routines now. Oh, how we'll laugh.
 
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interesting topic - have just consulted with my daughter (18) - when she was little, she herself called it her "front bum" becuase it was at the front - nowadays, she is well aware of the correct term, vagina, and every other name known to man, that lady bits get called.
she says the word "vagina" and "vag" - sound unhospitable and gungy, not somewhere you'd want to go - she also loathes the words pussy, minge and clunge. I asked her what she was comfortable with calling said part, she replied "front bum" lol

*my granny called it a ha'penny - her advice was always "keep your hand on yer ha'penny" - I just took that as cover it, and don't let anythin in there and you'll be fine :)

just go with whatever you're comfortable with.
 
I agree with using the proper term of labia majora. It's as good a term as any and at least the correct usage rather than useless slang.
 
Jooma said:
interesting topic - have just consulted with my daughter (18) - when she was little, she herself called it her "front bum" becuase it was at the front - nowadays, she is well aware of the incorrect term, vagina, and every other name known to man, that lady bits get called.
she says the word "vagina" and "vag" - sound unhospitable and gungy, not somewhere you'd want to go - she also loathes the words pussy, minge and clunge. I asked her what she was comfortable with calling said part, she replied "front bum" lol

*my granny called it a ha'penny - her advice was always "keep your hand on yer ha'penny" - I just took that as cover it, and don't let anythin in there and you'll be fine :)

just go with whatever you're comfortable with.
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