Do you teach your child the proper terms for genitalia (penis/vagina)?

As a social worker, I recommend anatomically correct names for body parts as form so safety for children. In addition to learning about their private square(private areas on their body), safe/ unsafe touch, and the importance of not keeping secrets. This is how we can help keep our children safe.

Yes. Bodies are bodies and teaching correct terminology is important for safety. My husband was also uncomfortable at first but our child’s safety is more important than my husband’s comfort.

Well... penis is better than her saying dick lol

Calling them anything other than their actually names makes me feel uncomfortable

Yes but my husband made a joke about a “weehaw” once and they thought it was the funniest thing so they say that now instead of penis 🤦‍♀️

yes. it’s hard because i’m also having to teach myself that it’s okay to say them. it makes me uncomfortable but i’d rather deal with the discomfort myself than put that on my child.