"Winkie"

[Unregistered]

So fabulously .... my most frustrating DC child (2 years old)....(who is also, I might add, from my most frustrating family).... has for the last week been running around telling everyone about his "big winkie". In general he talks about it randomly. Every time I change his diaper he makes a big production out of it and after his diaper is changed he runs around telling everyone that it's big. I tell him not to talk like that and it's not a nice way to talk.

Assuming that daddy taught him this because he probably thought it was so funny and cute to teach his 2 year old but now I'm left in the uncomfortable position that he is teaching others this phrase and these words and I cannot get him to stop. I am afraid that someone else will go home and repeat these words and they will not only wonder what I'm teaching him this but may also be uncomfortable with why I would be describing it to him it in that manner....

So I get family privacy and all but I have a small group and I really feel like I should give a heads up. I don't want to be this provider that talks about families or kids but ..... ..... ..... SERIOUSLY...

[nannyde]

Change it to stinkie

When he says he has a big winkie say " I know... pee u... you have a big stinkie. Say it with a smile on your face and say it loud and clear.

When he tries to correct say it again... I heard you... you do have a BIG stinkie

Then change it to Stink

Then to rink a stink

Then to rink a roo

Then call him sir rink a roo for months....

Chang it.... dilute it... then rename it.

[Controlled Chaos]

So fabulously .... my most frustrating DC child (2 years old)....(who is also, I might add, from my most frustrating family).... has for the last week been running around telling everyone about his "big winkie". In general he talks about it randomly. Every time I change his diaper he makes a big production out of it and after his diaper is changed he runs around telling everyone that it's big. I tell him not to talk like that and it's not a nice way to talk.

Assuming that daddy taught him this because he probably thought it was so funny and cute to teach his 2 year old but now I'm left in the uncomfortable position that he is teaching others this phrase and these words and I cannot get him to stop. I am afraid that someone else will go home and repeat these words and they will not only wonder what I'm teaching him this but may also be uncomfortable with why I would be describing it to him it in that manner....

So I get family privacy and all but I have a small group and I really feel like I should give a heads up. I don't want to be this provider that talks about families or kids but ..... ..... ..... SERIOUSLY...

haha this is soooo my son. We never said anything about his penis, but one day he decided since he was a big boy he had a big penis, and he went through a phase where he talked about it a lot. I would remind him we only do potty talk in the bathroom.

[daycare]

Change it to stinkie

When he says he has a big winkie say " I know... pee u... you have a big stinkie. Say it with a smile on your face and say it loud and clear.

When he tries to correct say it again... I heard you... you do have a BIG stinkie

Then change it to Stink

Then to rink a stink

Then to rink a roo

Then call him sir rink a roo for months....

Chang it.... dilute it... then rename it.

I used nans method before when I had a kid constantly saying " you hurt me"...... It took about 3 days of calling him herrmie and he was over it......he never said it again.

Boy that was a scary one......

[Indoorvoice]

I like Nannyde's idea. I also direct "potty talkers" to the bathroom. It's not as fun to talk about your penis to the bathroom sink.

[Unregistered]

He's 2. They are not potty training him at this point.

Mom laughed about it when I told her it was a problem yesterday and it was basically "boys will be boys". Especially with THIS child... I'm not going to get this child to stop doing this if the parents are not on board and it was a "non-event" when I talked to her yesterday.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I like Nannyde's idea. I also direct "potty talkers" to the bathroom. It's not as fun to talk about your penis to the bathroom sink.

That's how I roll here. If you use potty talk, then you need to the restroom. I also make them try to go potty..."If you are talking like that, you must need to go potty." After about 8 trips there it gets REALLY boring REALLY quickly and they no longer wish to try to go potty and tend to give it up. I had a group of about 8 boys and 1 girl so you can imagine how much potty talk there was this past year. Now that I have girls filling in the spots the potty talk is not around.

[BrooklynM]

I love Nanny's method to transform it into something else while putting zero shame on it. Put a smile on your face, and write down Nan's words next to the changing table so you can remember them- I would have to write it down because I wouldn't be able to remember that::

[Blackcat31]

He's 2. They are not potty training him at this point.

Mom laughed about it when I told her it was a problem yesterday and it was basically "boys will be boys". Especially with THIS child... I'm not going to get this child to stop doing this if the parents are not on board and it was a "non-event" when I talked to her yesterday.

If mom thinks it's funny, then call her to come pick him up every time after he says it and won't stop.

Bet she won't think it's so funny when it starts to affect HER day.

[daycarediva]

That's how I roll here. If you use potty talk, then you need to the restroom. I also make them try to go potty..."If you are talking like that, you must need to go potty." After about 8 trips there it gets REALLY boring REALLY quickly and they no longer wish to try to go potty and tend to give it up. I had a group of about 8 boys and 1 girl so you can imagine how much potty talk there was this past year. Now that I have girls filling in the spots the potty talk is not around.

This. I just point now and they walk to the bathroom.

I would also be telling dcm that although she finds it cute, it's not appropriate and it needs to stop.

I would also be interviewing for their replacement. If they aren't willing to work WITH you when you address issues, they aren't clients I would want.