What do you call your little girl’s privates?

Vagina and as she grows ill offer more language to the different parts like vulva, urethra, clitoris etc. But right now it's just vagina and butthole.

My nearly 3 year old calls it a Minnie! And she loves to tell everyone mummy has boobies ! 😂

A vagina or vulva. There’s no shame in calling it what it is and it’s important to know the correct anatomical names. All too many times CSA cases are dismissed because girls private areas are called names like cookie, flower or even Minnie and if they say someone touched their flower it isn’t easy enough to understand what they mean. If a child says someone touched their vagina there’s no mistaking it. There is no reason to call it anything other than what it is, it’s not dirty and there’s plenty of professional views on why it shouldn’t be called something other than what it is

My LG is only just 2, she calls it a bum bum, both from and back is bum bum. It will be renamed when she can say ‘vagina’ but she can’t currently.
She can say and understands her boobies and nipples though x

My toddler now knows she has a vulva

this is a good explanation.
I guess I’m just a little conflicted with it all as it seems there’s more commonly accepted ‘names’ for boys (eg. Willy) than for girls, and just so much variation in what is used for younger girls.

Vagina

100 %
My 3 yo girl knows vagina for now, and when she’s older I will explain the difference between vulva and vagina.
She knows vagina, bum, nipples, boobs are her private parts, and her mouth is too. She knows nobody should be touching her private parts or ask her to touch theirs, or show her photos of private parts. She knows to run away and find me or another trusted adult if this happens. It’s never too early to start these conversations.

Vagina right now, she's 2

We just call it her ‘bits’ at the minute but now she’s started nursery we are going to start using proper terminology x

Pompee

Vagina/vulva - it’s what it is.
Not a fan of using silly terms.

I completely agree and it’s all down to what you feel comfortable with! It’s almost like girls parts have to be labelled something cutesy whereas boys parts are pretty direct but I’d definitely have a look online at what the experts say, they might offer some introduction in labelling body parts and the benefits to why it’s important to not use nicknames. As long as your daughter understands what it is and you’re comfortable with it that’s all that matters x

When mentioning quickly in passing we say bum but I have talked about vulva, vagina etc. and have started to talk about consent in a rough way. She’s 3.5

Noonie🤷🏻‍♀️😂

Vagina. I use penis for my sons also. I think it’s important to use proper terms.

She uses vulva (vagina is the inside bit)
Bum
Urethra

She's almost 3 and has been using these for a while.

Privates xx

Starting to introduce vagina for now (nearly two) especially in context in the bath etc and as we’ve started potty training.
Previously have referred to everything as ‘bum’ as in, let’s change your bum, let’s wipe your bum.

We call it her lady bits for now but I'll explain it better as she grows

Not me but my MIL calls it’s her “front bottom” 🥴

Vulva, as that covers all the outside stuff. When she's older I'll teach individual part names.

I call it her vagina. She is just about 2 and can’t actually say it yet, but I call it that and we talk about it being a private area when I’m changing her etc. no cute nicknames here as it’s for her protection, and also I don’t want shame around it for her.

vagina

We call it her vulva.

I have a boy so no name for it yet he’s just a baby but when I was growing up no matter girl or boy it was your pee-pee haha never had an issue with it growing up I think maybe just because it’s easier to say 🤷‍♀️

It's pretty crucial to teach the actual term. It's been shown that it can aid in your child not becoming the victim of sexual assault.
I don't have a daughter, I have two boys. From the start it's always been penis. My nieces use vagina, later they will use more terms but vagina is just a relatively common term.

A nunny🙈

Flower 😅

I don’t have a girl but I’d be tempted to go with “front bum” so she wouldn’t shout vagina at the supermarket 😂

Vagina and I say penis for my son. That’s what they are, nothing inappropriate about it. God forbid something were to happen and they need to tell someone, no one is going to know what a “noonie” “flower” “hooha” etc. is

Vagina or crotch. She has taken to calling her hip crease her “boomer” any time we asked she said she just thinks that’s a good name and likes it 🤷‍♀️

Her “downstairs” or her “WhooHa”. She also knows that it’s a Vagina too.

vulva/vagina

I introduced them as their correct anatomical names vagina and penis for my kids. They use the word privates, though, or my daughter sometimes says peep.

Anatomical names for body parts

Private area

A vagina. Because it is one. Statistically kids who know the correct anatomical names are less likely to be sexually abused in childhood. It’s so important they know. There’s no such thing as “inappropriate” when they are learning how their own bodies work/what it is.

Vagina is the inside and vulva is the outside. It’s better to do actual names to keep kids safe from predators.

vulva, labia whichever part i’m describing received the correct terminology

My daughter is only 2 but we talk about that area, mainly in conversations with my husband about diaper rashes or washing it in the shower. It will always be referred to as “private/personal parts,” “vulva,” or “vagina.”

The anatomical name, that’s what they are

Use the proper name, vulva. Believe me, it's important they know what they're saying. When my little girl came to me and told me that someone touched her vulva, I was immediately able to address it and make sure everyone was safe . If I'd used a different name, like flower, and she told me someone touched her flower, that could have been missed and mistaken for an actual flower. Use the proper words.

Nicknames are gross 🤮 just say body parts until you feel comfortable saying the correct term.

Proper anatomical words always. Vulva is best, and she’ll learn the words for each part of that as she gets older.

We just use Vulva

Ill use the right terms with her soon as we can shes only 5 weeks but i told my son right away he had a penis so we use the right words

Moomoo and willy!

I have two sons but I am teaching them to call it Penis . Because that’s the correct term and the only word that can be used to prosecute someone if something awful was to happen to them god forbid . My kids are 2 .5 and 1.5 years old and they understand -breast - penis and -bum bums as their anatomy words .

Literally discussed this with my Husband lastnight what we agreed with telling our 3yo when she asks. Im not a fan of the made up pet names for them so we are just sticking with Vagina because that's what it is 🤷🏼‍♀️