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Yes, we will 100%.

I have a friend who's 6 year old daughter believes a vagina is called a "front bum" and that's just not okay to me for some reason. IT ISN'T A "BUM" AT ALL, lol!

I do because I didn't know the technical terms for a woman's vagina until I was taught in junior high. Even then, I was still confused. It's something that I'm very embarrassed about and I don't want Wombat to go through that.

Most definitely. No fuss, no embarassment, and just straight up knowledge.

Definitely. And, I'll make sure it's no big deal too. No need to be embarrassed or ashamed. I'd want to be able to know exactly if something was going on with my child (e.g. God forbid someone was doing anything inappropriately, or there was a pain/infection or something else).

I think so but those words might be hard for them to pronounce at first which is probably why the cutesy words are used.

I think at a certain point I will start teaching my daughter the real terms. I just know right now, she wouldn't understand it at all and she will just run around screaming vagina because she loves new words...

I have a 4 year old bonus son and he uses the correct words. Sometimes of course it's uncomfortable since he doesn't understand that he shouldn't talk about his penis is public all of the time, but I would much rather have him know what his body parts are really called.

Funny story: We were at a sing a long child thing and the woman was singing this song about how you "See with your eyes, hear with your ears, ..." My bonus son shouts "You do not hear with your penis!" He was very serious about it and it was embarrassing, but very funny.

I don't even remember what I was taught as a child, but I definitely plan on using the real words with our LO. It's only uncomfortable for adults to hear the correct anatomical terms, kids don't care.

I think I'll do what @SorryCharlie said - we'll use the correct term but also interchange it with "private parts" because I think that's a good term for them that's not silly and also imparts information.

I'm pretty sure we used the anatomically correct terms for the specific parts, and just called them "privates" or "private parts" generally?

I actually think that worked well, because we knew the actual terms (in case, as others have mentioned, something hurt or someone did something inappropriate - we would be able to say where it was specifically), but we also knew the less specific term as well.

My hubby and I just discussed this. We'll be using the correct terms. I never use them, I say pee pee and who ha. And I would be increadibly embarrassed if my child used those words to her teacher. But I'm sure she'll still overhear me saying my weird words anyway

My husband and I somewhat disagree on this one, so we'll have to sort it out at some point. I was raised knowing all of the proper anatomical terms. I also was raised knowing how babies are made from a very early age. (My sister was born when I was two, and my mom explained to me exactly how she was conceived and how she would be born complete with anatomically correct details.) I think it caused a lot less confusion for me later in life, since I never had any crazy ideas about sex, anatomy, and genitalia. DH thinks it's a bit much to share all of these details with little kids though, so it's something we've been discussing recently.

Yes, we will use the correct terminology. I was raised to say penis and vagina. There's nothing to be embarrassed about - that's what they are!

I think I'd like to teach her the correct words, though it's still too soon for me to tell. I may chicken out. Besides, there are some pretty cute euphemisms out there. My friend's son calls it his "weederpeet". Just imagine that in a sweet little boy voice, and it's so cute!

Though I agree with the notion that by not being embarrassed or ashamed of the words is the first step into having a healthy attitude towards body image and sexuality. I don't want her to be ashamed like my mom made me. I remember sneaking a 17 magazine into my room and reading that I should get a mirror and check out my vagina to get familiar with it. Before, I was forbidden to even touch it. How unhealthy is that? I don't want my daughter to be ashamed of any part on her body. Ever.

Funny story: I nannied for a family that was very intense about teaching their kids ALL the terms for proper anatomy. One night, they had friends over and their daughter announced to the table, "Mommy, I think my clitoris itches!".

With that in mind, I think I'll keep it to "private parts" until a certain age. Also, funny, we have southern neighbors who call their daughter's vagina a "change purse". Imagine in a southern drawl, "Charlotte! Quit diggin' in your change purse!" Cracked me up.

I think I will teach our kids the real names, but tell them that just like their private parts, these are private words.
We only use these words around Mom and Dad, the doctor, etc. They can just say "private parts" to everyone else.