What Do You Call down There?

Just call it what it is. The entire outside area is the vulva, and the inside is the vagina. My almost-3-year old has known these words since she was about 18 months old. I think it's very important to call them by the correct names.

I would teach her the proper terms for her private areas. My daughter will be 4 in a couple months and she knows that her private area is called vagina. She calls it either her "gina' or her private area. I have also taught her the proper term for a boys private area too. Hope that helps.

It is a vagina, though my daughter called it her virginia

i agree that giving the technical term is best. Our daughter calls it her butt or her privates (she is 4) she started the whole butt thing. She calls the back her buns and the front her butt. go figure. but she knows the technical name for it all.

We just called that area - girl parts. How original are we! Now that they are a little older my girls on their own started calling that area private parts (they are 6 & 8).

Ask your pediatrician. That way you, he and your daughters will all be on the same page, so to speak, when y'all have to talk with him about it.

I don't have girls, I have boys, but my sisters have daughters and they call theirs their "cookie" lol. My boys call theirs either pee pee or weiner lol. *sigh* I blame their father LOL!

I also wanted to address your issue with the little girl's irritation. I know this is going to sound nuts, but it does sound like a yeast infection rather than a pH level problem. Buy a carton of PLAIN yogurt and use the yogurt like an ointment for a couple days. It's amazing!

My niece had a similar problem and the yogurt cleared it up after only a few days. It was advice from a chiropractic professional who practices homeopathic medicine as well as chiropractic. It really works.

Best of luck,
S.

I always use the correct terms with my 3 year old daughter, but she has adopted calling it her "piece"...I'm still not sure why! :-)

I would tell her what it is called that way she will not be confused if she hears it called something else I told my daughter what it is called but we call it her pee pee

Personally, but just my opinion, I don't like to hear little kids saying vagina or penus. When I was growing up, you would get in trouble in school for saying those words. And, in my kids school now, you cannot say those words. I can honestly say, my parents have never said either of those words to me, and I would be mortified if they did. I think those names, while they might be proper, sound a little "off color" when spoken in mixed company. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I see nothing wrong with saying, down there or using something else. One of my girls, when about 3 or 4 said something about her "pee pee area", so it has been called the "pee pee area" ever since.

I have twin girls, and in our house it is a putey. (poo-tee). The girls know the correct term is vagina, nut they like putey.

I see you have a lot of responses, but thought I'd add my 2 cents...
My daughter turned 2 in June and is also wanting to know what IT is called. I almost posted the same question on Mamasource!
I've decide to tell her to call it the technical term, which when she tries to say it, it comes out "gina". I'm o.k. with that. The she asks what her brother's is called...sigh.
I wouldn't call it "pee-pee" as some have suggested because it causes some confusion when they hear "Go pee-pee in the potty". Do what?!?
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Hello~ i have a 2 year old daughter and while i am no expert- we call it her "girly parts"- kind of laughable-but like you- i didn't want to call something like hmm hmm or something weird so this is the best thing i thought of!!!!!

You could just call it what it is =) There is no harm in them knowing the real word for their private areas.

However when my daughter was smaller she called the front her "Boo-tay" and her rear her "Booty". LOL! But now she knows the real term for the "Boo-tay".

I have problems calling things their "proper names," too. I, personally, do not even like to hear someone say something like "pee." I just think it sounds bad. I also like the "girly parts" thing. I think it sounds nicer than kids saying the proper names. JMHO.

K.

My daughter calls her's her "crack" and my son his "wee-wee". Hope it helps.

K.,

Why not Google 'female private parts' and the whole low down? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina - even has pic

As a Health and Wellness Advisor - the very first things that came to my mind about your daughter's redness - was...
it not that you need to put something on it - what you really need to watch what she eats and try to help her eat foods that are more alkaline, for example...

Vegetables
A lot of fresh vegetables are also alkaline. Some of the higher ones include celery, cucumbers, sprouts, broccoli, beets and cauliflower.

Protein
Some forms of protein that are alkaline include tempeh, fermented tofu, chestnuts and almonds. Notice they are all plant proteins.

Seasonings
There are also some seasonings that are alkaline. Some of these include chili pepper, sea salt and cinnamon.

A Little Extra Insight
The more processed a food becomes, the less alkaline it will be. Alkaline foods should be consumed with as minimal processing as possible. Raw is always best. Maybe you could figure out a way to blend them up and make like an applesauce out of them, maybe even add a 1/2 piece of fruit?

Now is when you want to impress upon her how important it is to eat healthy - she may object at first but we all learn to like what we eat on a daily basis. So Mom, get her eating fresh, raw vegies, especially greens.

there is something else I could recommend but why don't you see if that helps.

A little about me: I was totally disabled with irritable bowel and unexplanable pains. I chose to learn what the different nutrients do in the body - and now, 16 years later - what i learned so many years ago has enabled me to help others.

S.