Words to Call Private Parts?

I am so far rejecting the common trend to teach children the real names for private parts. I have a three year old girl. Boys have it great because "weenie" and "pee pee" are great terms for them. But what for girls? We have a cutesy name for it and I'm happy with that decision. My grandma taught us to call it a "tootie". Thats what I grew up calling it, thats what I taught my daughter. I will tell her proper terminology when it feels right.

I have always used the anatomically correct terms for ALL body parts.
He is also familiar with the slang terms as I wanted to make sure he knew all the terms, but we don't use them. I find the slang terms offensive.

Um...boobs is slang. I use the proper names with my four year old. I also reinforce that it is a private discussion. I have yet to be embarrassed in public. Knock on wood.

I taught my daughter the correct names for both male and female parts. She learned the slang names for them from her peers.
She also learned that there is a time and place where it's okay to use slang (describing a scantily-clad starlet in a cheesecake movie) and when it's imperative to use correct language (describing the location of a problem to your doctor).

we say pee pee for our lower half and boobies for the upper..makes me laugh when she see's daddys boobies and says they are 'dirty' because of all the hair. Ha ha

I'm with M.R.-- call it what it is. And, as for being ultra-specific, I have a 4 year old girl. For now, it's a vagina. As she gets older & needs to know the specific anatomy, she'll learn it.

Just my opinion, but I feel all the female connotations of body parts sounds vulgar in itself - If I was in your position, I would rather use genitals than vagina any day...why couldn't that part be pronounced something like vageena, so it sounds a bit discrete, but noooo, it has to emphasize the EYE-NA part

We have our 2year old daughter call her vagina her "no no" and her butt is butt and her boobs are boobs. We call it the no no since no one isnt allowed to touch her there. But when she does get alittle older we will have her call it her vagina. But while she is little its her no no.

I've taught my kids the real words for their private parts, but also a euphemism that can be used if necessary - we refer to them as "boy parts" and "girl parts." The kids are now old enough that we need these words much less, but they were really handy during the share-everything toddler/preschool years when the little folks were more likely to need help with the bath or toilet and less likely to be discreet.

there is such variety in what people teach their kids to call private parts. choose words that YOU are comfortable with and teach her when and with who YOU want her to talk about them. then be content with it. you've already seen that you can't always control your daughter's language. you also won't be able to please others on this issue.

It's so hard when they are this young. Our Dr during every visit refers to them as "girl parts" and she always tells our daughter that no one should touch her girl parts. I love that she reinforces what we have taught our child. From the time she was old enough to talk we've always called them girl parts in general and she also knows breasts/boobs and vagina which we call "hoo haa" when speaking in general but she does know the correct terminology. We talk frequently about her girl parts being private and what to do if anyone attempts to touch her girl parts. "Scream "Hey those are my girl parts and you're not allowed to touch them." Push their hand away and run to the nearest adult and tell them about it. At 4 she knows that she will never be in trouble for defending herself and has every right to do so. She also knows that if anyone tries to tell her that it is ok for them to touch her...it is not. We've also repeatedly warned her that bad people do bad things sometimes and they will lie to her and tell her things like "no one will believe you, you will get in trouble, you will get me in trouble, or I'll hurt you or your Mommy or you Daddy if you tell." Most parents don't think to prepare their kids with the things these monsters say to gain control over your kids. While I was not personally molested, several of my friends and relatives were. These were the kinds of things their molesters said to them to keep them quiet. It is imperative that parents prepare their children for those comments and teach them that they are lies and no matter what you always tell Mommy or Daddy no matter who is saying it. I always tell my daughter that I will believe her over all others and it is my job to protect her and no matter what Mommy would make sure it never happens again. That is another thing that gets missed when talking to children. They need to know Mommy has the power to make it stop no matter what. I know this is not the point of your question but reading NbinMN's response triggered questions in my mind. Why on earth did her parents that taught her "treasure" not realize what she was saying? We're they not informed by the school as to what exactly the child had said? I agree it is imperative to teach our children the proper names of body parts but also feel it is acceptable to have them use the term "girl parts" or in our case "hoo haa" when in public if that is more comfortable for the child. As her parent if the school ever said my child said "someone touched my hoo haa" I would immediately know what they meant.