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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 62700" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm with meowbunny - where on earth did he get that idea?</p><p></p><p>Some kids learn the names for various parts of their bodies as euphemisms or slang terms. Other kids learn the correct anatomical terms from the very beginning. My nephew used to call it his 'spout'. difficult child 3 uses the specific anatomical terms only, although lately he's begun using the same slang term his father uses. At the doctor's, he has difficulty if the doctor uses any euphemism.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't worry about this at all, other than the idea of breathing through it. Me - I'd be taking him aside and giving him a lesson in anatomy and physiology. "These are called LUNGS, they're like convoluted air sacs or complex balloons. Oxygen exchange happens on the inner surface right at the end of all the little airways. That other appendage has NOTHING to do with breathing at all, it's connected to the output, not the inlet. And you can't even drain it out to make room for the water you're drinking - that water has to pass through your GI tract and into your bloodstream before the kidneys filter it and get rid of the excess. Hey, it's good to drink lots of water - just maybe not quite that way."</p><p></p><p>It's good punishment, education. it's a darn good way to make sure he doesn't get it wrong in future.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 62700, member: 1991"] I'm with meowbunny - where on earth did he get that idea? Some kids learn the names for various parts of their bodies as euphemisms or slang terms. Other kids learn the correct anatomical terms from the very beginning. My nephew used to call it his 'spout'. difficult child 3 uses the specific anatomical terms only, although lately he's begun using the same slang term his father uses. At the doctor's, he has difficulty if the doctor uses any euphemism. I wouldn't worry about this at all, other than the idea of breathing through it. Me - I'd be taking him aside and giving him a lesson in anatomy and physiology. "These are called LUNGS, they're like convoluted air sacs or complex balloons. Oxygen exchange happens on the inner surface right at the end of all the little airways. That other appendage has NOTHING to do with breathing at all, it's connected to the output, not the inlet. And you can't even drain it out to make room for the water you're drinking - that water has to pass through your GI tract and into your bloodstream before the kidneys filter it and get rid of the excess. Hey, it's good to drink lots of water - just maybe not quite that way." It's good punishment, education. it's a darn good way to make sure he doesn't get it wrong in future. Marg [/QUOTE]
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