Teaching Human Anatomy to a Preschooler
Penis is Not a Bad Word
Teach Your Preschooler Anatomy: Learn about bladders during potty training.
Potty training can be very frustrating for both the parent and the child. Potty training is an opportunity to teach your preschooler about their bladder. You can find a child friendly drawing of a bladder HERE.
Explain to your preschooler where there bladder is located and what it might feel like when their bladder is full. When they have a full bladder they need to stop what they are doing and go potty.
If you are having a hard time with night potty training, try explaining why the bladder should be emptied before bedtime. You can turn it into a game by saying their bladder is a bag of pee inside of them and challenging your child to empty it.
Teach Your Preschooler Anatomy: Everyone has nipples. Some people have three!
It is common for preschoolers to touch their nipples while they are exploring their bodies. Everyone has nipples. You do not need to explain the differences between boys and girls unless your child asks.
If your child wants to know why dad's nipples are different than mom's nipples you can explain that women make milk and then quickly change the subject to what other animals make milk.
Teach Your Preschooler Anatomy: Penis and vagina are not bad words.
This is dedicated to all the parents who get upset when another child says penis or vagina. Get over it. That is the proper anatomical name. Do you really want your teenager using slang to describe his private areas when speaking with his doctor? Teach your children to feel comfortable saying penis and vagina by using the proper terms for their anatomy.
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22 Comments
Post a CommentThere was a boy in my son's preschool who nonchalantly used a slang word for his penis that was pretty disconcerting to hear from a 4 year old mouth. Those who squirm at the use of proper terminology might think about the alternative.
I agree with you that children should learn the correct names for the parts of their bodies. I wrote a book once, entitled, "You are the Boss of Your Body" for two to eight year olds in my fight against child abuse. In it I used correct anatomical terminology. It ALMOST got published, but the publishers were afraid that people wouldn't like the fact that I used the correct terminology and declined to publish it. The booklet is now available for free here: http://www.archive.org/details/YouAreTheBossOfYourBodyAGuideToPreventingChildSexualAbuse
It bugged me more to hear people say "privates" than to hear them use the proper names. Maybe it has something to do with being a wordsmith...
i love to teach my 3 year old. cool
haha... part about bladder made me laugh :)
Parts are parts! Everyone should know what to call of the parts of their bodies. After they learn the names, then they can learn what to do with them!
This is good, left only to the parent to teach. Thank you, I agree with being real.
In my trade, I've done a lot of work on the human body...
good sense of humor
Sensible advice, Loki. I still don't know why people get hung up by the human body.