WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1997: Re: out of the mouths of babes

Re: out of the mouths of babes

From: AnnMarie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:38:49 -0600

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-----Original Message----- From: Robin <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <anonymous@obgyn.net> Date: Friday, November 21, 1997 11:32 AM Subject: Re: out of the mouths of babes

>Why not just teach her the REAL word for her private parts just like you
>do with any other body part. I taught my daughter that her vagina was a
>vagina and never had any problems with it. It was actually really cute
>when she was about 2 and would call it her "ginya". I don't understand
>the reluctance to teach children the proper names of ALL their body
>parts....not meaning you Anne Marie....I mean in general. It seems to
>me it give message that the words are too dirty to say and yet they are
>just words like any other.
>
>Take CAre,
>Robin
>

I believe that kids should be raised knowing the proper terms, too, at any age. My in-laws and husband have their own words for small children, so rather than confuse her I went along with the others. In reference to something really specific, like if she got a yeast infection from an antibiotic or whatever, I tell her the proper name. I have been trying to build more on this gradually. I have only used the term 'pee-pee' to generalize the whole area. What I am worried about here is I don't want her to get confused about what's what and where. I have a picture that I am going to show her again and try to explain some more. I'm looking for more ideas on how to go about explaining these hard to visualize parts.

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