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You did nothing wrong. I am sure the dr didn't use a baby name! 
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My 6yr old ds is rather embarrassed easily, he refers to his own body parts as his wiener and nuts. He knows that clinically they are called a penis and testicles, but those words embarrass him. My 15yr old dd has always known and used when necessary the clinical term. I suppose it will be the same for our 9mo old dd.
On a side note, I took my son to the dr to be tested for strep and he looked at the doctor when she came in and said "my uvula hurts". She said, "what's your uvula?" He said, "You know, that hangy downy thingy in the back of your throat." She seemed impressed that he was aware of his anatomy.
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.Comment
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I agree with the others, a penis is a penis. I once had a boy call it his "tail" because that's what his mom called it. Weird.
Funny story (embarrassing too)
When I was growing up we just didn't talk about anything private at all-made up words or not. When I was old enough to read I learned about my body. I friend and I were talking once and I said the word "vagina" but since I only know the word from reading I pronounced it "vageena"!
We had quite a laugh over that one!
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PENIS and VAGINA! Wait....did the world just explode? :
: Sorry, I just don't get why people are so freaked out by those terms....you're still referring to the same thing no matter what you call it so why not call it by its proper name? I've never had it come up with a daycare, but with my own little girl we always use the proper terms.
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I agree with the others, a penis is a penis. I once had a boy call it his "tail" because that's what his mom called it. Weird.
Funny story (embarrassing too) When I was growing up we just didn't talk about anything private at all-made up words or not. When I was old enough to read I learned about my body. I friend and I were talking once and I said the word "vagina" but since I only know the word from reading I pronounced it "vageena"! We had quite a laugh over that one! how funny.... thanks for sharing that story that was a good laugh that was much needed. I have just had one of those days that I wonder why I am doing DC... I really do love what I do, but I am sure you all can relate to how I feel..
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In my house the rule has been and will always be that a penis is a penis and a vagina is a vagina. End of story. If parents don't like it (and I can't imagine why any wouldn't) too bad, find another daycare.Comment
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um...just so i understand this correctly...
penis = not okay
hehowoo = perfectly acceptable...
I'm sorry but i would have had to ask mom WTF is a hehowoo...seriously
My son called it a bladder for a while when he was young because I told him that a bladder is what holds pee...i could not convince him that he penis was not a bladder. Now he's nearly 8 and it's weener and balls....blech...he knows the proper term but he's at an age where body parts are hysterical so whatever...
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We use "business"
The private area is the "business department"
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It's a penis here too. Same as a knee is a knee and an elbow is an elbow
For girls though, I just call it their crotch (as in, please take your hands out of your crotch
). I really have no reason to refer to their vagina, and if we're using any real terms, it's urethra (sp?).
OP, you did nothing wrong. That mom has her head in the sand, and she's not doing her kids any favours!Comment
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Growing up we called them something else. I have taught my own children to say penis and vagina and those are the terms I use with the daycare kids.
I don't have a problem with parents calling it whatever they want at their home but while at my house it will be called what it is. Fortunately, there's never really much of a reason to use the words.Comment
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